En Name: | Azovsky Nemetsky National District |
Ru Name: | Азовский немецкий национальный район |
Other Name: | Deutscher Nationalkreis Asowo |
Other Lang: | German |
Image View: | Азово, Омская область.jpg |
Coordinates: | 54.7°N 75°W |
Image Coa: | Азовский район герб.png |
Federal Subject: | Omsk Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | December 2009 |
Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
Adm Ctr Name: | Azovo |
Selsoviet Type1: | rural okrug |
No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 8 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 28 |
Mun Data As Of: | July 2011 |
Mun Formation1: | Azovsky Nemetsky National Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 8 |
Area Km2: | 1400 |
Pop 2010Census: | 22925 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
Website: | http://www.azov.omskportal.ru/ |
Date: | August 2010 |
Azovsky Nemetsky National District (Russian: Азо́вский Неме́цкий национа́льный райо́н|Azovskiy Nemetskiy natsionalnyy rayon|Azovo German National District; German: Deutscher Nationalkreis Asowo) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1400km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Azovo. In the Russian Census of 2010, the population was 22,925. The population of Azovo accounts for 26.2% of the district's total population.
The first villages in what is now Azovsky Nemetsky National District were founded in 1893 by the Volga Germans.
Heads of the district administration were (1992-2010) and Viktor Sabelfeld (2010-present).
The population of the district as of January 1, 2007 was 22,246, of which 56% were Germans, 24% Russians, 8.3% Kazakhs, and 6.8% Ukrainians.
Being considered cultural heritage, and in order for the Azovsky Nemetsky National District to be a refuge for the dispersed and diminished Russlanddeutsche, the German language is officially endorsed, i.e., protected, supported and promoted.[4]