Balezinsky District
District in Udmurt Republic, Russia
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Balezinsky District (Russian: Балези́нский райо́н; Udmurt: Балезино ёрос, Balezino joros) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 2,434.7 square kilometers (940.0 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Balezino.[2] Population: 34,617 (2010 census);[4] 38,443 (2002 Census);[8] 43,555 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Balezino accounts for 46.6% of the district's total population.[4]
Balezinsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Udmurt | Балезино ёрос |
The upper flows of the Kama River near the selo of Sergino | |
.svg) Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Balezinsky District in the Udmurt Republic | |
| Coordinates: 57°58′41″N 53°00′18″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Udmurt Republic[1] |
| Established | July 15, 1929 |
| Administrative center | Balezino[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,434.7 km2 (940.0 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 34,617 |
| • Density | 14.218/km2 (36.825/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 46.6% |
| • Rural | 53.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 17 selsoviet |
| • Inhabited localities[5] | 136 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Balezinsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1  [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 94604000 |
| Website | http://balezino.udmurt.ru/ |
Geography
History
The district was created on July 15, 1929 by merging Balezinskaya and Yagoshurskaya Volosts of Glazovsky Uyezd.[citation needed]
Demographics
Ethnic composition (according to the 2002 Census): Udmurt people: 57.6%; Russians: 30.9%; Tatars: 9.8%.[citation needed]