Coat of arms Flag Federal subject Ivanovo Oblast Cities/towns 1 Area 1,343 km² | Country Russia Administrative center town of Yuzha Rural localities 81 | |
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Yuzhsky District (Russian: Ю́жский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,341 square kilometers (518 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Yuzha. Population: 25,728 (2010 Census); 28,793 (2002 Census); 33,792 (1989 Census). The population of Yuzha accounts for 55.1% of the district's total population.
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Map of Yuzhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
The town of Yuzha 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, Yuzha is incorporated within Yuzhsky Municipal District as Yuzhskoye Urban Settlement.