Urmarsky District (Russian: Урма́рский райо́н; Chuvash: Вăрмар районӗ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic and borders with Kozlovsky District in the north, Tsivilsky District in the northwest, Yantikovsky District in the south, and with Kanashsky District in the west. The area of the district is 598.3 square kilometers (231.0 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Urmary.[1] Population: 25,189 (2010 Census);[3] 28,189 (2002 Census);[8] 29,868 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Urmary accounts for 22.5% of the district's total population.[3]

Urmarsky District Урмарский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Chuvash	Вăрмар районӗ
Children's school in Kudesner, Urmarsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Urmarsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55.661°N 47.606°E / 55.661; 47.606
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chuvash Republic[1]
Established	September 5, 1927[2]
Administrative center	Urmary[1]
Area [2]
• Total	598.3 km2 (231.0 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	25,189
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	22,610 (−10.2%)
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Urban	22.5%
• Rural	77.5%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Urban settlements, 15 Rural settlements
• Inhabited localities	1 Urban-type settlements[5], 51 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Urmarsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	1 Urban settlements, 15 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
OKTMO ID	97638000
Website	http://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=73

History

The district was established on 5 September 1927.[2] The well-known Chuvash author and literary critic Dimitri Isayev was born in Kovali, Urmarsky District.[10]

Demographics

97% of the population is ethnic Chuvash.[2]

References

Notes

Sources

• Государственный Совет Чувашской Республики. Закон №28 от 19 декабря 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чувашской Республики», в ред. Закона №37 от 30 июля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Чувашской Республики и признании утратившим силу Закона Чувашской Республики "О едином балансе активов и пассивов Чувашской Республики"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости Государственного Совета ЧР", №23, 1998. (State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Law #28 of December 19, 1997 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Chuvash Republic, as amended by the Law #37 of July 30, 2013 On Amending Several Legislative Acts of the Chuvash Republic and on Abrogating the Law of the Chuvash Republic "On Consolidated Balance of Assets and Liabilities of the Chuvash Republic". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Государственный Совет Чувашской Республики. Закон №37 от 24 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Чувашской Республики и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа», в ред. Закона №54 от 9 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Чувашской Республики "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Чувашской Республики и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика", №49-50, 30 ноября 2004 г. (State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Law #37 of November 24, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Chuvash Republic and on Granting Them Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #54 of October 9, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Chuvash Republic "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Chuvash Republic and on Granting Them Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication date.).