Vurnarsky District

Vurnarsky District (Russian: Вурна́рский райо́н; Chuvash: Вăрнар районӗ, Vărnar rayonĕ) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders with Alikovsky and Krasnoarmeysky Districts in the north, Kanashsky District in the east, Ibresinsky District in the south, and with Shumerlinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,012.6 square kilometers (391.0 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Vurnary.^[1] Population: 35,850 (2010 Census);^[3] 41,417 (2002 Census);^[7] 44,864 (1989 Soviet census).^[8] The population of Vurnary accounts for 28.1% of the district's total population.^[3]

Vurnarsky District Вурнарский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Chuvash	Вăрнар районӗ
Vurnary railstation, Kanash-Arzamas rail road, Vurnarsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Vurnarsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55°37′N 46°55′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chuvash Republic[1]
Established	1927
Administrative center	Vurnary[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,012.6 km2 (391.0 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	35,850
• Density	35/km2 (92/sq mi)
• Urban	28.1%
• Rural	71.9%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Urban settlements, 18 Rural settlements
• Inhabited localities	1 urban-type settlements[4], 101 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Vurnarsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	1 urban settlements, 18 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	97610000
Website	http://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=59

Notable people

• Maxim Mikhailov (1893–1971), operatic bass singer, born in Koltsovka
• Praski Vitti (born 1936), Chuvash painter, born in the village of Algazino