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Morgaushsky District

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Morgaushsky District (Russian: Морга́ушский райо́н; Chuvash: Муркаш районӗ, Murkaş rayonĕ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic and borders with the Mari El Republic in the north, Cheboksarsky District in the east, Alikovsky District in the south, and with Yadrinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 845.3 square kilometers (326.4 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Morgaushi.[1] Population: 34,884 (2010 census);[3] 37,127 (2002 census);[6] 38,465 (1989 Soviet census).[7]

ChuvashМуркаш районӗ
CountryRussia
EstablishedFebruary 10, 1944[2]
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Morgaushsky District
Моргаушский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • ChuvashМуркаш районӗ
Lake Syutkyul, Morgaushsky District
Lake Syutkyul, Morgaushsky District
Flag of Morgaushsky District
Coat of arms of Morgaushsky District
Location of Morgaushsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 56.026°N 46.453°E / 56.026; 46.453
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvash Republic[1]
EstablishedFebruary 10, 1944[2]
Administrative centerMorgaushi[1]
Area
 • Total
845.3 km2 (326.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
34,884
 • Density41.27/km2 (106.9/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions16 rural settlement
 • Inhabited localities177 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asMorgaushsky Municipal District[4]
 • Municipal divisions[4]0 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID97632000
Websitehttp://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=71
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The district was formed on February 10, 1944.[2]

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