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Zapolyarny District
District in Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zapolyarny District (Russian: Заполя́рный райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), the only one in Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia.[1] It encompasses all of the territory of the autonomous okrug, with the exception of the territory of the town of okrug significance of Naryan-Mar, the only other top-level administrative division of the autonomous okrug.[1] The area of the district is approximately 170,000 square kilometers (66,000 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Iskateley.[1] Population: 20,432 (2010 Census).[3] The population of Iskateley accounts for 33.7% of the district's total population.[3]
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Zapolyarny District
Заполярный район | |
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![]() Pechora River, Zapolyarny District | |
![]() Zapolyarny District covers Nenets Autonomous Okrug, except for city of Naryan-Mar which is in the center, on the Pechora River. | |
Coordinates: 67°40′N 53°08′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nenets Autonomous Okrug[1] |
Administrative center | Iskateley[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 170,000 km2 (70,000 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,432 |
• Density | 0.12/km2 (0.31/sq mi) |
• Urban | 33.7% |
• Rural | 66.3% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements of district significance, 17 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 Urban-type settlements[4], 41 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Zapolyarny Municipal District[1] |
• Municipal divisions[1] | 1 urban settlements, 18 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
OKTMO ID | 11811000 |
Website | http://zrnao.ru |
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