Vurnarsky District

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

Vurnarsky District (Russian: Вурна́рский райо́н; Chuvash: Вăрнар районӗ, Vărnar rayonĕ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders with Alikovsky and Krasnoarmeysky Districts in the north, Kanashsky District in the east, Ibresinsky District in the south, and with Shumerlinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,012.6 square kilometers (391.0 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Vurnary.[1] Population: 35,850(2010 census);[3] 41,417(2002 census);[7] 44,864(1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Vurnary accounts for 28.1% of the district's total population.[3]

ChuvashВăрнар районӗ
CountryRussia
Established1927Edit this on Wikidata
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Vurnarsky District
Вурнарский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
  ChuvashВăрнар районӗ
Vurnary railstation, Kanash-Arzamas rail road, Vurnarsky District
Vurnary railstation, Kanash-Arzamas rail road, Vurnarsky District
Flag of Vurnarsky District
Coat of arms of Vurnarsky District
Location of Vurnarsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55°37′N 46°55′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvash Republic[1]
Established1927Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerVurnary[1]
Area
  Total
1,012.6 km2 (391.0 sq mi)
Population
  Total
35,850
  Density35.40/km2 (91.70/sq mi)
  Urban
28.1%
  Rural
71.9%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban settlements, 18 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements[4], 101 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asVurnarsky Municipal District[5]
  Municipal divisions[5]1 urban settlements, 18 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID97610000
Websitehttp://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=59
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Notable people

  • Maxim Mikhailov (1893–1971), operatic bass singer, born in Koltsovka
  • Praski Vitti (born 1936), Chuvash painter, born in the village of Algazino

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