Zubovo-Polyansky District (Russian: Зу́бово-Поля́нский райо́н; Moksha: Зубунь аймак, Zubuń ajmak; Erzya: Пейкужо буе, Pejkužo buje) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 2,710 square kilometers (1,050 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Zubova Polyana.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 59,256, with the population of Zubova Polyana accounting for 17.5% of that number.[4]

Zubovo-Polyansky District Зубово-Полянский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Moksha	Зубунь район
• Erzya	Пейкужо буе
Field near village Zarubkino, Zubovo-Polyansky District
Location of Zubovo-Polyansky District in the Republic of Mordovia
Coordinates: 54°05′N 42°49′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Mordovia[1]
Established	16 July 1928
Administrative center	Zubova Polyana[2]
Area [3]
• Total	2,710 km2 (1,050 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	59,256
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	54,935 (−7.3%)
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
• Urban	42.6%
• Rural	57.4%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	4 Work settlements, 26 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[2]	4 Urban-type settlements[6], 90 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Zubovo-Polyansky Municipal District[7]
• Municipal divisions[7]	4 Urban settlements, 26 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [8])
OKTMO ID	89621000
Website	https://zpolyana-rm.ru/

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zubovo-Polyansky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic.[1] It is divided into four work settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the work settlements (inhabited localities) of Potma, Umyot, Yavas, and Zubova Polyana) and twenty-six selsoviets, all of which comprise ninety rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Zubovo-Polyansky Municipal District.[7] The four work settlements are incorporated into four urban settlements, and the twenty-six selsoviets are incorporated into twenty-six rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The work settlement of Zubova Polyana serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[7] district.

Notable residents

• Vladimir Dezhurov (born 1962 in Yavas), cosmonaut
• Viktor Kidyayev (born 1956 in Zhukovka), politician

References

Notes

Sources

• Конституционное собрание Республики Мордовия. 21 сентября 1995 г. «Конституция Республики Мордовия (текст в ред. от 15 марта 2011 г.)», в ред. Закона №62-З от 3 сентября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 71 и 94 Конституции Республики Мордовия». Вступил в силу 22 сентября 1995 г. Опубликован: "Известия Мордовии", №180, 22 сентября 1995 г. (Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Mordovia. September 21, 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Mordovia (text of rev. of March 15, 2011), as amended by the Law #62-Z of September 3, 2015 On Amending Articles 71 and 94 of the Constitution of the Republic of Mordovia. Effective as of September 22, 1995.).
• Государственное Собрание Республики Мордовия. Закон №7-З от 23 марта 1998 г. «О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Республики Мордовия», в ред. Закона №44-З от 15 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в пункт 25 Приложения к Закону Республики Мордовия "О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Республики Мордовия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Известия Мордовии", №54, 25 марта 1998 г. (State Assembly of the Republic of Mordovia. Law #7-Z of March 23, 1998 On the Procedures of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Mordovia, as amended by the Law #44-Z of June 15, 2015 On Amending Item 25 of the Appendix to the Law of the Republic of Mordovia "On the Procedures of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Mordovia". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Государственное Собрание Республики Мордовия. Закон №12-З от 7 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Зубово-Полянского муниципального района, Зубово-Полянского муниципального района и наделении их статусом сельского поселения, городского поселения и муниципального района», в ред. Закона №37-З от 25 мая 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Мордовия "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Зубово-Полянского муниципального района, Зубово-Полянского муниципального района и наделении их статусом сельского поселения, городского поселения и муниципального района"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Известия Мордовии", №22-2, 16 февраля 2005 г. (State Assembly of the Republic of Mordovia. Law #12-Z of February 7, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Zubovo-Polyansky Municipal District, of Zubovo-Polyansky Municipal District, and on Granting Them the Status of a Rural Settlement, Urban Settlement, and Municipal District, as amended by the Law #37-Z of May 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Mordovia "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Zubovo-Polyansky Municipal District, of Zubovo-Polyansky Municipal District, and on Granting Them the Status of a Rural Settlement, Urban Settlement, and Municipal District". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the day of the official publication.).

External links

• Official website of Zubovo-Polyansky District (in Russian)
• Historical and ethnographic website of Zubovo-Polyansky District
• Historical and ethnographic website of Zubovo-Polyansky District (in Russian)

На других языках

[ru] Зубово-Полянский район