Syktyvdinsky District
District in Komi Republic, Russia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Syktyvdinsky District (Russian: Сыктывдинский райо́н; Komi: Сыктывдін район, Syktyvdïn rajon) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twelve in the Komi Republic, Russia.[1] It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 7,405 square kilometers (2,859 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Vylgort.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,660, with the population of Vylgort accounting for 45.4% of that number.[3]
Syktyvdinsky District
| |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Komi | Сыктывдін район |
Landscape in Syktyvdinsky District | |
.gif) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Syktyvdinsky District in the Komi Republic | |
| Coordinates: 61°37′N 50°45′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic[1] |
| Administrative center | Vylgort[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,405 km2 (2,859 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 22,660 |
| • Density | 3.060/km2 (7.926/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 10 selo administrative territories, 3 settlement administrative territories |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 49 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Syktyvdinsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 87628000 |
| Website | http://syktyvdin.ru |
| 2010 Census | 22,660[3] |
|---|---|
| 2002 Census | 24,226[6] |
| 1989 Census | 27,396[7] |
| 1979 Census | 26,391[8] |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Syktyvdinsky District is one of the twelve in the Komi Republic.[1] The district is divided into ten selo administrative territories and three settlement administrative territories, which comprise forty-nine rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Syktyvdinsky Municipal District.[4] Its thirteen administrative territories are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Vylgort serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.