Coat of arms Flag Federal subject Ivanovo Oblast Cities/towns 1 Area 859.7 km² | Country Russia Administrative center town of Yuryevets Rural localities 164 Founded 1929 | |
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Yuryevetsky District (Russian: Ю́рьевецкий 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 788 square kilometers (304 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Yuryevets. Population: 15,930 (2010 Census); 19,366 (2002 Census); 24,522 (1989 Census). The population of Yuryevets accounts for 64.1% of the district's total population.
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Map of Yuryevetsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
The town of Yuryevets 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, Yuryevets is incorporated within Yuryevetsky Municipal District as Yuryevetskoye Urban Settlement.