Urzhumsky District (Russian: Уржумский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,025 square kilometers (1,168 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Urzhum.[1] Population: 27,075 (2010 Census);[3] 33,959 (2002 Census);[7] 38,836 (1989 Census).[8] The population of Urzhum accounts for 37.7% of the district's total population.[3]
Urzhumsky District
Уржумский район | |
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Coordinates: 57°07′N 50°00′E / 57.117°N 50.000°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kirov Oblast[1] |
Established | 15 July 1929 |
Administrative center | Urzhum[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,025 km2 (1,168 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 27,075 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 23,744 (−12.3%) |
• Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
• Urban | 37.7% |
• Rural | 62.3% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 13 Rural okrugs |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 124 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Urzhumsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 33641000 |
Website | http://www.vurzhume.ru/ |