Sanchursky District
District in Kirov Oblast, Russia
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Sanchursky District (Russian: Са́нчурский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,536 square kilometers (593 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Sanchursk.[1] Population: 10,080 (2010 census);[3] 14,063 (2002 Census);[7] 17,719 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Sanchursk accounts for 46.9% of the district's total population.[3]
Sanchursky District
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Morozikha River in Votchina, Sanchursky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sanchursky District in Kirov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 56°57′N 47°16′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kirov Oblast[1] |
| Established | 15 July 1929 |
| Administrative center | Sanchursk[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,536 km2 (593 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,080 |
| • Density | 6.562/km2 (17.00/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 46.9% |
| • Rural | 53.1% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements, 6 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 urban-type settlements[4], 159 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Sanchursky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 33533000 |
| Website | http://admsanch.ru/ |
People
- Konstantin Vershinin (1900-1973)