Luzsky District Explained

En Name:Luzsky District
Ru Name:Лузский район
Image View:Ансамбль церквей в Лальске.jpg
Coordinates:60.6167°N 64°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Luzsky district.png
Federal Subject:Kirov Oblast
Adm Data As Of:November 2013
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Luza
Town Of District Significance Type:Towns
No Of Towns Of District Significance:1
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type:Urban-type settlements
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance:1
Selsoviet Type1:Rural okrugs
No Of Selsoviets Type1:1
No Of Cities Towns:1
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:1
No Of Rural Localities:137
Mun Data As Of:November 2013
Mun Formation1:Luzsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:2
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:1
Area Km2:5315
Pop 2010Census:18688
Urban Pop 2010Census:80.1%
Rural Pop 2010Census:19.9%
Established Date:1963
Website:http://лузский.рф
Date:February 2012
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Population of Luzsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:18,688
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:22,599
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:26,843
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:29,953

Luzsky District (Russian: Лу́зский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 5315km2.[3] Its administrative center is the town of Luza. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 18,688, with the population of Luza accounting for 60.3% of that number.

History

The district was established in 1963 by merging of Lalsky and Podosinovsky Districts, although Podosinovsky District was split back at a later date.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #203-ZO
  2. Law #284-ZO
  3. Web site: General Information. Luzsky District. russian. May 2, 2017.
  4. Official website of Luzsky District. Historical Reference