Izhemsky District (Russian: Иже́мский райо́н; Komi: Изьва район, Iźva rajon) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twelve in the Komi Republic, Russia.[1] It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 18,420 square kilometers (7,110 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Izhma.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 18,771, with the population of Izhma accounting for 20.0% of that number.[2]
Izhemsky District
Ижемский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Komi | Изьва район |
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Coordinates: 65°01′N 53°55′E / 65.017°N 53.917°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Komi Republic[1] |
Established | 1929 |
Administrative center | Izhma[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 18,420 km2 (7,110 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,771 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 17,297 (−7.9%) |
• Density | 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 8 selo administrative territories, 2 settlement administrative territories |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 34 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Izhemsky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
OKTMO ID | 87604000 |
Website | http://www.admizhma.ru/ |
2010 Census | 18,771[2] |
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2002 Census | 21,511[6] |
1989 Census | 23,315[7] |
1979 Census | 24,305[8] |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Izhemsky District is one of the twelve in the Komi Republic.[1] The district is divided into eight selo administrative territories and two settlement administrative territories, which comprise thirty-four rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Izhemsky Municipal District.[4] Its ten administrative territories are incorporated as ten rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Izhma serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.
Ethnic Komi make up the largest share of total population (86.5% in 1989).[citation needed] The district is the only one in the republic where birth rate is at or above replaceable levels.[citation needed]