Kiznersky District (Russian: Кизне́рский райо́н; Udmurt: Кизнер ёрос, Kizner joros) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 2,131.1 square kilometers (822.8 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Kizner.[2] Population: 20,263 (2010 Russian census);[4] 23,502 (2002 Census);[9] 25,991 (1989 Soviet census).[10] The population of Kizner accounts for 47.1% of the district's total population.[4]
Kiznersky District
Кизнерский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Udmurt | Кизнер ёрос |
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Coordinates: 56°18′00″N 51°00′43″E / 56.300°N 51.012°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Udmurt Republic[1] |
Established | 24 January 1939 |
Administrative center | Kizner[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,131.1 km2 (822.8 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,263 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 18,393 (−9.2%) |
• Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 17 selsoviet |
• Inhabited localities[6] | 74 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Kiznersky Municipal District[7] |
• Municipal divisions[7] | 0 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [8]) |
OKTMO ID | 94626000 |
Website | http://mykizner.ru/ |
Major rivers in the district include the Vyatka, the Kazanka, the Pyzhmanka, the Lyuga, and the Umyak.
Ethnic composition (according to the 2002 Census):[citation needed]
District's economy is based on agriculture.