Azovsky Nemetsky (German) National District (russian: Азо́вский Неме́цкий национа́льный райо́н; german: Deutscher Nationalkreis Asowo) is an administrativeLaw #467-OZ and municipalLaw #548-OZ district (

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), one of the thirty-two in

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. It is located in the south of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Azovo. In the Russian Census of 2010, the population was 22,925. The population of Azovo accounts for 26.2% of the district's total population.

History

The first villages in what is now Azovsky Nemetsky National District were founded in 1893 by the

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Politics

Heads of the district administration were Bruno Heinrich Reuters (1992-2010) and Viktor Sabelfeld (2010-present).

Demographics

The population of the district as of January 1, 2007 was 22,246, of which 56% were

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, 24%

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, 8.3%

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, and 6.8%

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. Being considered cultural heritage, and in order for the Azovsky Nemetsky National District to be a refuge for the dispersed and diminished Russlanddeutsche, the

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is officially endorsed, i.e., protected, supported and promoted.

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