Coat of arms Flag selsoviet 17 Area 2,435 km² | Rural localities 136 Founded 15 July 1929 | |
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Balezinsky District (Russian: Балези́нский райо́н; Udmurt: Балезино ёрос) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 2,434.7 square kilometers (940.0 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Balezino. Population: 34,617 (2010 Census); 38,443 (2002 Census); 43,555 (1989 Census). The population of Balezino accounts for 46.6% of the district's total population.
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Map of Balezinsky District, Udmurt Republic, Russia
Geography
Rivers flowing through the district include the Cheptsa, the Kep, the Lopya, the Kama, the Pyzep, the Lyuk, and others.
History
The district was created on July 15, 1929 by merging Balezinskaya and Yagoshurskaya Volosts of Glazovsky Uyezd.
Demographics
Ethnic composition (according to the 2002 Census): Udmurt people: 57.6%; Russians: 30.9%; Tatars: 9.8%.