Poretsky District

District in Chuvash Republic, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Poretsky District (Russian: Поре́цкий район; Chuvash: Пăрачкав районӗ, Păraçkav 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 southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 1,116.9 square kilometers (431.2 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Poretskoye.[1] Population: 13,992(2010 census);[3] 17,311 (2002 Census);[6] 19,486(1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Poretskoye accounts for 41.6% of the district's total population.[3]

ChuvashПăрачкав районӗ
CountryRussia
Established5 September 1927Edit this on Wikidata
Quick facts Порецкий район (Russian), Other transcription(s) ...
Poretsky District
Порецкий район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
  ChuvashПăрачкав районӗ
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Poretsky District
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Poretsky District
Flag of Poretsky District
Coat of arms of Poretsky District
Location of Poretsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55.179°N 46.112°E / 55.179; 46.112
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvash Republic[1]
Established5 September 1927Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerPoretskoye[1]
Area
  Total
1,116.9 km2 (431.2 sq mi)
Population
  Total
13,992
  Density12.528/km2 (32.446/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions12 rural settlement
  Inhabited localities37 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asPoretsky Municipal District[4]
  Municipal divisions[4]0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID97635000
Websitehttp://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=72
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