Gornomariysky District
Gornomariysky District (Russian: Горномари́йский райо́н; Meadow Mari: Курыкмарий кундем, Kurykmarij kundem; Hill Mari: Кырык мары кымдем, Kyryk mary kymdem) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia.
It is located in the west of the republic and is the only district on the right bank of the Volga River. It borders with Yurinsky District in the north, Kilemarsky District and the Chuvash Republic in the south, and with Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 1,730 square kilometers (670 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Kozmodemyansk (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,869.
Gornomariysky District Горномарийский район | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Meadow Mari | Курыкмарий кундем |
| • Hill Mari | Кырык мары кымдем |
 The selo of Paygusovo in Gornomariysky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Gornomariysky District in the Mari El Republic | |
| Coordinates: 56°19′30″N 45°46′37″E / 56.325°N 45.777°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Mari El Republic |
| Administrative center | Kozmodemyansk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,730 km2 (670 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 25,869 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 21,742 (−16%) |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 10 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities | 241 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Gornomariysky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  ) |
| OKTMO ID | 88608000 |
| Website | http://gornomari.ru |
| 2010 Census | 25,869 |
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| 2002 Census | 29,203 |
| 1989 Census | 32,949 |
| 1979 Census | 68,476 |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gornomariysky District is one of the fourteen in the republic. It is divided into 10 rural okrugs, comprising 241 rural localities. The town of Kozmodemyansk 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.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Gornomariysky Municipal District. Its ten rural okrugs are incorporated as ten rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of republic significance of Kozmodemyansk is incorporated separately from the district as Kozmodemyansk Urban Okrug, but serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.
Demographics
The district is a home of Hill Mari people, and the Hill Mari language is spoken there.
See also
References
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Sources
- Государственное Собрание Республики Марий Эл. Закон №22-З от 3 мая 2006 г. «О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства (деления) Республики Марий Эл», в ред. Закона №50-З от 31 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Марий Эл». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Марийская правда", №81, 6 мая 2006 г. (State Assembly of the Mari El Republic. Law #22-Z of May 3, 2006 On the Procedures of the Administrative-Territorial Structure (Division) of the Mari El Republic, as amended by the Law #50-Z of October 31, 2014 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Mari El Republic. Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Правительство Республики Марий Эл. Постановление №9 от 18 января 2008 г. «О реестре административно-территориального устройства Республики Марий Эл», в ред. Постановления №555 от 24 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменения в Постановление Правительства Республики Марий Эл от 18 января 2008 г. №9». Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства Республики Марий Эл", №2, ст. 108, 26 февраля 2008 г. (Government of the Mari El Republic. Resolution #9 of January 18, 2008 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Mari El Republic, as amended by the Resolution #555 of October 24, 2014 On Amending Resolution #9 by the Government of the Mari El Republic of January 18, 2008. ).
- Государственный Совет Республики Марий Эл. Закон №15-З от 18 июня 2004 г. «О статусе, границах и составе муниципальных районов, городских округов в Республике Марий Эл», в ред. Закона №50-З от 31 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Марий Эл». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Марийская правда", №116, 24 июня 2004 г. (State Council of the Mari El Republic. Law #15-Z of June 18, 2004 On the Status, Borders, and Composition of the Municipal Districts, Urban Okrugs in the Mari El Republic, as amended by the Law #50-Z of October 31, 2014 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Mari El Republic. Effective as of after 10 days after the official publication.).
External links
- Official website of Gornomariysky District (in Russian)
- Pictures of Gornomariysky District (in Russian)
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