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Mozhginsky District
District in Udmurt Republic, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mozhginsky District (Russian: Можги́нский райо́н; Udmurt: Можга ёрос, Možga joros) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 1,997 square kilometers (771 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Mozhga (which is not administratively a part of the district).[2] Population: 28,293 (2010 Census);[4] 30,358 (2002 Census);[7] 30,236 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
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Geography
The Vala River is the main river in the district.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mozhginsky District is one of the twenty-five in the republic.[1] The town of Mozhga serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Mozhginsky Municipal District.[5] The town of republic significance of Mozhga is incorporated separately from the district as Mozhga Urban Okrug.[9]
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Demographics
Ethnic composition (according to the 2002 Census):[10]
- Udmurt people: 64%
- Russians: 30%
- Tatars and other: 4%
References
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