Medvedevsky District

District in Mari El Republic, Russia

Medvedevsky District Медведевский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Meadow Mari	Маскасола кундем
In Ustye-Kundyshsky zakaznik, a protected area of Russia in Medvedevsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Medvedevsky District in the Mari El Republic
Coordinates: 56°39′58″N 47°12′58″E / 56.666°N 47.216°E / 56.666; 47.216
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Mari El Republic[1]
Established	6 December 1943
Administrative center	Medvedevo[2]
Area [3]
• Total	2,800 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	67,703
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
• Urban	31.6%
• Rural	68.4%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	2Urban-type settlements, 16 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[2]	2Urban-type settlements[5], 158 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporatedas	Medvedevsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	2 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
OKTMOID	88628000
Website	http://www.medvedevo12.ru

Medvedevsky District (Russian: Медве́девский райо́н; Meadow Mari: Маскасола кундем, Maskasola kundem) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[6] district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located in the central and northern parts of the republic. The area of the district is 2,800 square kilometers (1,100 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (anurban-type settlement) of Medvedevo.^[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 67,703, with the population of Medvedevo accounting for 24.9% of that number.^[4]

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Medvedevsky District is one of the fourteen in the republic.^[1] It is divided into 2 urban-type settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the urban-type settlements (inhabited localities) of Krasnooktyabrsky and Medvedevo) and 16 rural okrugs, all of which comprise 158 rural localities.^[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Medvedevsky Municipal District.^[6] The two urban-type settlements are incorporated into two urban settlements, and the sixteen rural okrugs are incorporated into sixteen rural settlements within the municipal district.^[6] The urban-type settlement of Medvedevo serves as the administrative center of both the administrative^[2] and municipal^[11] district.

Notable residents[edit]

• Vladislav Vinogradov (1899–1962), Soviet military leader, born in Kuznetsovo

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

Sources[edit]

• 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.).