Yuzhsky District
District in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia
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Yuzhsky District (Russian: Ю́жский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.[1] It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,341 square kilometers (518 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Yuzha.[1] Population: 19,796 (2021 census);[6] 25,728 (2010 census);[2] 28,793 (2002 Census);[7] 33,792 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Yuzha accounts for 65.6% of the district's total population.[2]
Yuzhsky District
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View of Yuzhu, Yuzhsky District | |
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 Location of Yuzhsky District in Ivanovo Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 56°35′N 42°01′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast[1] |
| Administrative center | Yuzha[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,341 km2 (518 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 25,728 |
| • Density | 19.19/km2 (49.69/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 55.1% |
| • Rural | 44.9% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[3] | 1 cities/towns, 81 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Yuzhsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 24635000 |
| Website | http://yuzha.ru |
Administrative and municipal status
The town of Yuzha serves as the administrative center of the district.[1] Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast in December 2010, it was administratively incorporated separately from the district. Municipally, Yuzha is incorporated within Yuzhsky Municipal District as Yuzhskoye Urban Settlement.[4]