Balezinsky District Explained

En Name:Balezinsky District
Ru Name:Балезинский район
Loc Name1:Балезино ёрос
Loc Lang1:Udmurt
Image View:Верховья Камы в окрестностях села Сергино.JPG
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Balezino Region (Udmurtia).svg
Federal Subject:Udmurt Republic
Adm Data As Of:August 2016
Adm Ctr Type:settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Balezino
Selsoviet Type1:selsoviet
No Of Selsoviets Type1:17
No Of Rural Localities:136
Counts Ref:[1]
Mun Data As Of:February 2012
Mun Formation1:Balezinsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:17
Area Km2:2434.7
Area Km2 Ref:[2]
Pop 2010Census:34617
Urban Pop 2010Census:46.6%
Rural Pop 2010Census:53.4%
Established Date:July 15, 1929
Website:http://balezino.udmurt.ru/
Commonscat:Balezinsky District
Date:April 2010

Balezinsky District (Russian: Балези́нский райо́н; Udmurt: Балезино ёрос, Balezino joros) is an administrative[3] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 2434.7km2.[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Balezino.[5] Population: 38,443 (2002 Census); The population of Balezino accounts for 46.6% of the district's total population.

Geography

Rivers flowing through the district include the Cheptsa, the Kep, the Lopya, the Kama, the Pyzep, the Lyuk, and others.

History

The district was created on July 15, 1929 by merging Balezinskaya and Yagoshurskaya Volosts of Glazovsky Uyezd.

Demographics

Ethnic composition (according to the 2002 Census): Udmurt people: 57.6%; Russians: 30.9%; Tatars: 9.8%.

References

Sources

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Area. District Official Website. Balezinsky District. 27 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Balezinsky. Federal State Statistics Service, Russian Federation. ru. July 2, 2016.
  3. Constitution of the Udmurt Republic
  4. Law #73-RZ
  5. Law #46-RZ