Sharkansky District
District in Udmurt Republic, Russia
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Sharkansky District (Russian: Шарка́нский райо́н; Udmurt: Шаркан ёрос, Šarkan joros) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 1,404.5 square kilometers (542.3 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Sharkan.[2] Population: 19,100 (2010 census);[4] 21,384 (2002 Census);[8] 21,487 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Sharkan accounts for 34.6% of the district's total population.[4]
Sharkansky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Udmurt | Шаркан ёрос |
Manor house in Sharkansky District | |
![]() Location of Sharkansky District in the Udmurt Republic | |
| Coordinates: 57.328°N 53.582°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Udmurt Republic[1] |
| Established | 15 July 1929 |
| Administrative center | Sharkan[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,404.5 km2 (542.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 19,100 |
| • Density | 13.6/km2 (35.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 15 selsoviet |
| • Inhabited localities[5] | 91 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Sharkansky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 |
| OKTMO ID | 94646000 |
| Website | http://sharkan.udmurt.ru/ |
