Yuzhsky District
Южский район | |
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Coordinates: 56°35′N 42°01′E / 56.583°N 42.017°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast[1] |
Administrative center | Yuzha[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,341 km2 (518 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,728 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 22,922 (−10.9%) |
• Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
• Urban | 55.1% |
• Rural | 44.9% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[4] | 1 cities/towns, 81 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Yuzhsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 24635000 |
Website | http://yuzha.ru |
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);[7] 25,728 (2010 Russian census);[2] 28,793 (2002 Census);[8] 33,792 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Yuzha accounts for 65.6% of the district's total population.[2]
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.[5]