Vurnarsky District (Russian: Вурна́рский райо́н; Chuvash: Вăрнар 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 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);[8] 44,864 (1989 Census).[9] 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
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	31,737 (−11.5%)
• 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[5], 101 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Vurnarsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	1 Urban settlements, 18 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
OKTMO ID	97610000
Website	http://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=59

Notable people

• Praski Vitti (born 1936), Chuvash painter

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.).

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