Coat of arms Flag Federal subject Rostov Oblast rural settlement 18 Area 2,862 km² | Country Russia Administrative center town of Azov Rural localities 99 | |
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Azovsky District (Russian: Азо́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,966 square kilometers (1,145 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Azov (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 93,579 (2010 Census); 92,568 (2002 Census); 83,393 (1989 Census).
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Map of Azovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Azovsky District is one of the forty-three in the oblast. The town of Azov serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an urban okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Azovsky Municipal District. Azov Urban Okrug is incorporated separately from the district.