Azovsky Nemetsky National District
District in Omsk Oblast, Russia
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Azovsky Nemetsky National District (Russian: Азо́вский неме́цкий национа́льный райо́н, romanized: Azovskiy nemetskiy natsionalnyy rayon, lit. 'Azovo German National District'; German: Deutscher Nationalkreis Asowo) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,400 square kilometers (540 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Azovo.[1] In the Russian Census of 2010, the population was 22,925.[3] The population of Azovo accounts for 26.2% of the district's total population.[3]
Azovsky Nemetsky National District
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 Building in Azovo, the administrative center of Azovsky Nemetsky National District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Azovsky Nemetsky National District in Omsk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 54°42′N 73°02′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Omsk Oblast[1] |
| Established | 17 February 1992 |
| Administrative center | Azovo[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,400 km2 (540 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 22,925 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 8 rural okrug |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 28 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Azovsky Nemetsky National Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (MSK+3 [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 52601000 |
| Website | http://www.azov.omskportal.ru/ |
History
The first villages in what is now Azovsky Nemetsky National District were founded in 1893 by the Volga Germans.
Politics
Heads of the district administration were Bruno Heinrich Reuters (1992-2010) and Viktor Sabelfeld (2010-present).
Demographics
The population of the district as of January 1, 2007 was 22,246, of which 56% were Germans, 24% Russians, 8.3% Kazakhs, and 6.8% Ukrainians.[citation needed]
Being considered cultural heritage, and in order for the Azovsky Nemetsky National District to be a refuge for the dispersed and diminished Russlanddeutsche, the German language is officially endorsed, i.e., protected, supported and promoted.[6]