Puchezhsky District
Пучежский район | |
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Coordinates: 59°59′N 43°10′E / 59.983°N 43.167°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast[1] |
Administrative center | Puchezh[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 785 km2 (303 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,863 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 10,951 (−21%) |
• Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
• Urban | 61.9% |
• Rural | 38.1% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[5] | 1 cities/towns, 234 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Puchezhsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 24621000 |
Website | http://xn----8sbnekgcd6ajcsiz4d.xn--p1ai/ |
Puchezhsky District (Russian: Пу́чежский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.[1] It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 785 square kilometers (303 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Puchezh.[1] Population: 11,066 (2021 Census);[8] 13,863 (2010 Census);[3] 17,490 (2002 Census);[9] 22,060 (1989 Census).[10] The population of Puchezh accounts for 62.2% of the district's total population.[8]
The town of Puchezh 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, Puchezh is incorporated within Puchezhsky Municipal District as Puchezhskoye Urban Settlement.[6]