Coat of arms Flag Federal subject Ivanovo Oblast Cities/towns 1 Area 784.6 km² | Country Russia Administrative center town of Puchezh Rural localities 234 | |
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Puchezhsky District (Russian: Пу́чежский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 880 square kilometers (340 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Puchezh. Population: 13,863 (2010 Census); 17,490 (2002 Census); 22,060 (1989 Census). The population of Puchezh accounts for 61.9% of the district's total population.
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Map of Puchezhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
The town of Puchezh serves as the administrative center of the district. 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.