Grakhovsky District (russian: Гра́ховский райо́н; udm, Грах ёрос, ''Grah joros'') is an administrative
[Constitution of the Udmurt Republic] and municipal
[Law #85-RZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-five
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in the
Udmurt Republic
Udmurtia (russian: Удму́ртия, r=Udmúrtiya, p=ʊˈdmurtʲɪjə; udm, Удмуртия, ''Udmurtija''), or the Udmurt Republic (russian: Удмуртская Республика, udm, Удмурт Республика, Удмурт ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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is the
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') of
Grakhovo
Grakhovo (russian: Гра́хово; udm, Грах, ''Grah'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Grakhovsky District in the Udmurt Republic, Russia
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.
[Law #46-RZ] Population: 10,879 (
2002 Census);
The population of Grakhovo accounts for 34.7% of the district's total population.
Geographic information
The district is bordered by
Kiznersky District
Kiznersky District (russian: Кизне́рский райо́н; udm, Кизнер ёрос, ''Kizner joros'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Udmurt Republic and municipalLaw #62-RZ district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt ...
of
Udmurtia
Udmurtia (russian: Удму́ртия, r=Udmúrtiya, p=ʊˈdmurtʲɪjə; udm, Удмуртия, ''Udmurtija''), or the Udmurt Republic (russian: Удмуртская Республика, udm, Удмурт Республика, Удмурт ...
in the West,
Mozhginsky District
Mozhginsky District (russian: Можги́нский райо́н; udm, Можга ёрос, ''Možga joros'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Udmurt Republic and municipalLaw #41-RZ district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt R ...
of Udmurtia in the North,
Alnashsky District
Alnashsky District (russian: Ална́шский райо́н; udm, Алнаш ёрос, ''Alnaš joros'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Udmurt Republic and municipalLaw #64-RZ district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Rep ...
in the East and the Republic of
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...
in the South. An eastern part of the district is located in the
Mozhga Hills and a western part of the district is located in the Umyak River's valley. On territory of the district there are rivers:
Umyak,
Bolshoy Syryan,
Yaga,
Adamka,
Kuzebayka,
Yurashka (tributary of the
Toyma
The Toyma (russian: Тойма; tt-Cyrl, Туйма, ''Tuyma'') is a river in Udmurtia and Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Kama. It is long, of which are in Tatarstan, and its drainage basin covers .[ ...]
),
Yurashka (tributary of the
Adamka),
Sayka,
Vozzhayka,
Kokshanka,
Tylovayka and
Eryksa.
The area of the district is 967.74 square kilometers.
[''Федеральная служба государственной статистики']
База данных муниципальных образований
Для вывода информации необходимо заполнить поисковые поля. The woodiness of the district is 35.1 %.
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Population
References
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Districts of Udmurtia