Glazovsky District (russian: Гла́зовский райо́н; udm, Глаз ёрос, ''Glaz joros'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Udmurt Republic and municipalLaw #75-RZ district (

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), one of the

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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 � ...

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. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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Glazov Glazov ( rus, Глазов, p=ˈɡlazəf; udm, Глаз, ''Glaz'') is a town in the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located along the Trans-Siberian Railway, on the Cheptsa River. Population: History It was first mentioned in the 17th century chr ...

(which is not administratively a part of the district).Law #46-RZ Population: 18,792 ( 2002 Census);

Geography

The

Cheptsa River The Cheptsa (; udm, Чупчи) is a river in the north part of Udmurtian Republic (Udmurtia) and eastern Kirov Oblast, in Russia. It flows through the city Glazov and flows into the Vyatka (river), Vyatka in Kirovo-Chepetsk, east of Kirov, Kiro ...

flows through the central parts of the district. Other significant rivers include the Pyzel, the Ubyt, the Sepych, and the Varyzh.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Glazovsky District is one of the

in the republic. The city of

serves as its

, despite being incorporated separately as a city of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Glazovsky Municipal District. The city of republic significance of Glazov is incorporated separately from the district as Glazov Urban Okrug.Law #56-RZ

Demographics

Ethnic composition (according to the 2002 Census):

Udmurt people The Udmurts ( udm, Удмуртъёс, ) are a Permian ( Finnic) ethnic group in Eastern Europe, who speak the Udmurt language. In the course of history, Russian-speakers have referred to them as ' (), Otyaks, Wotyaks or Votyaks. Etymology The ...

: 79%;

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: 17.4%;

Tatars The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

Geography

Administrative and municipal status

Demographics

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