Murashinsky District

Murashinsky District (Russian: Мурашинский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,415.78 square kilometers (1,318.84 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Murashi.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 12,905, with the population of Murashi accounting for 52.3% of that number.[3]

Murashinsky District
Мурашинский район
Murashi railway station in Murashinsky District
Murashi railway station in Murashinsky District
Flag of Murashinsky District
Coat of arms of Murashinsky District
Map
Location of Murashinsky District in Kirov Oblast
Coordinates: 59°23′N 48°58′E / 59.383°N 48.967°E / 59.383; 48.967
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKirov Oblast[1]
EstablishedJuly 10, 1929[2]
Administrative centerMurashi[1]
Area
 • Total3,415.78 km2 (1,318.84 sq mi)
Population
 • Total12,905
 • Density3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
 • Urban
52.3%
 • Rural
47.7%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns, 1 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[1]1 cities/towns, 36 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asMurashinsky Municipal District[4]
 • Municipal divisions[4]1 urban settlements, 1 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID33624000
Websitehttp://мураши-сайт.рф
Population of Murashinsky District
2010 Census12,905[3]
2002 Census15,951[6]
1989 Census20,518[7]
1979 Census23,197[8]

History

The district was established on July 10, 1929 within Vyatka Okrug of Nizhny Novgorod Krai from the parts of former Kazakovskaya and Pinyuzhanskaya Volosts of Orlovsky Uyezd.[2] It 1934, the district became a part of Kirov Krai (which was transformed into modern Kirov Oblast in 1936).[2]

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  • Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №203-ЗО от 4 декабря 2007 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Кировской области», в ред. Закона №350-ЗО от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Кировской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №227(4115), 11 декабря 2007 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #203-ZO of December 4, 2007 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Kirov Oblast, as amended by the Law #350-ZO of November 11, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Kirov Oblast. Effective as of the day following ten days after the day of the official publication.).
  • Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №284-ЗО от 7 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Кировской области и наделении их статусом муниципального района, городского округа, городского поселения, сельского поселения», в ред. Закона №350-ЗО от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Кировской области». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №233–234 (3401–3402), 21 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #284-ZO of December 7, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kirov Oblast and on Granting Them the Municipal District, Urban Okrug, Urban Settlement, Rural Settlement Status, as amended by the Law #350-ZO of November 11, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Kirov Oblast. Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication.).