Udorsky District

Udorsky District (Russian: Удо́рский райо́н; Komi: Удора район, romanized: Udora rajon) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twelve in the Komi Republic, Russia.^[1] It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 35,800 square kilometers (13,800 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Koslan.^[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,400, with the population of Koslan accounting for 11.2% of that number.^[2]

Udorsky District Удорский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Komi	Удора район
Boats in Yortom village, Udorsky District
Coat of arms
Location of Udorsky District in the Komi Republic
Coordinates: 63°27′N 48°54′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Komi Republic[1]
Administrative center	Koslan[1]
Area
• Total	35,800 km2 (13,800 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	20,400
• Density	0.57/km2 (1.5/sq mi)
• Urban	44.0%
• Rural	56.0%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	3 Urban-type settlement administrative territories, 9 Selo administrative territories, 3 Settlement administrative territories
• Inhabited localities[1]	3 urban-type settlements[3], 52 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Udorsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	3 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	87640000
Website	http://udora.info

Population of Udorsky District

2010 Census	20,400[2]
2002 Census	25,083[6]
1989 Census	39,729[7]
1979 Census	35,383[8]

History of the name

The name Udoria in the full official title of the Russian Tsars refers to Udora in the East of Komi, a salient into Arkhangelsk Oblast of Russia in the basin of the Vashka and Mezen Rivers.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Udorsky District is one of the twelve in the Komi Republic.^[1] It is divided into three urban-type settlement administrative territories (Blagoyevo, Mezhdurechensk, and Usogorsk), nine selo administrative territories, and three settlement administrative territories, all of which comprise fifty-two rural localities.^[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Udorsky Municipal District.^[4] The three urban-type settlement administrative territories are incorporated into three urban settlements, and the twelve remaining administrative territories are incorporated into twelve rural settlements within the municipal district.^[4] The selo of Koslan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district.