Knyazhpogostsky District
District in Komi Republic, Russia
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Knyazhpogostsky District (Russian: Княжпогостский райо́н; Komi: Княжпогост район, Knjažpogost rajon) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twelve in the Komi Republic, Russia.[1] It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 25,080 square kilometers (9,680 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Yemva.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 23,432, with the population of Yemva accounting for 62.2% of that number.[3]
Knyazhpogostsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Komi | Княжпогост район |
Landscape in Knyazhpogostsky District | |
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 Location of Knyazhpogostsky District in the Komi Republic | |
| Coordinates: 62°35′N 50°51′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic[1] |
| Established | 14 July 1939 |
| Administrative center | Yemva[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 25,080 km2 (9,680 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 23,432 |
| • Density | 0.9343/km2 (2.420/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 72.8% |
| • Rural | 27.2% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Town of district significance administrative territories, 1 Urban-type settlement administrative territories, 3 selo administrative territories, 5 settlement administrative territories |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements[4], 45 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 2 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 87608000 |
| Website | http://www.mrk11.ru/ |
| 2010 Census | 23,432[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 29,688[7] |
| 1989 Census | 40,359[8] |
| 1979 Census | 38,370[9] |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Knyazhpogostsky District is one of the twelve in the Komi Republic.[1] It is divided into one town of district significance administrative territory (Yemva), one urban-type settlement administrative territory (Sindor), three selo administrative territories, and five settlement administrative territories, all of which comprise forty-five rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Knyazhpogostsky Municipal District.[5] Yemva Town of District Significance Administrative Territory and Sindor Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory are incorporated into two urban settlements, and the eight remaining administrative territories are incorporated into eight rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The town of Yemva serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[5] districts.