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Votkinsky District (Russian: Во́ткинский райо́н; Udmurt: Вотка ёрос, Votka 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 1,863.8 square kilometers (719.6 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Votkinsk (which is not administratively a part of the district).[2] Population: 24,114 (2010 census);[4] 23,709 (2002 Census);[7] 22,767 (1989 Soviet census).[8]

UdmurtВотка ёрос
CountryRussia
Established4 November 1926Edit this on Wikidata
Quick facts Воткинский район (Russian), Other transcription(s) ...
Votkinsky District
Воткинский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • UdmurtВотка ёрос
Entrance to the selo of Iyulskoye in Votkinsky District
Entrance to the selo of Iyulskoye in Votkinsky District
Flag of Votkinsky District
Coat of arms of Votkinsky District
Location of Votkinsky District in the Udmurt Republic
Coordinates: 57°03′N 53°58′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectUdmurt Republic[1]
Established4 November 1926Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerVotkinsk[2]
Area
 • Total
1,863.8 km2 (719.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
24,114
 • Density12.938/km2 (33.509/sq mi)
 • Urban
23.8%
 • Rural
76.2%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions12 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities[5]69 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asVotkinsky Municipal District[6]
 • Municipal divisions[6]0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Websitehttp://votray.ru/
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Geography

The main river in the district is the Kama, which defines the district's eastern and southeastern borders. Other important rivers include the Votka and the Siva.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Votkinsky District is one of the twenty-five in the republic.[1] The town of Votkinsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Votkinsky Municipal District.[6] The town of republic significance of Votkinsk is incorporated separately from the district as Votkinsk Urban Okrug.[9]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (according to the 2002 Census):[5]

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