Kamyzyaksky District (russian: Камызя́кский райо́н; kk, Құмөзек ауданы, ) is an administrativeLaw #67/2006-OZ and municipalLaw #43/2004-OZ district (

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), one of the eleven in Astrakhan Oblast,

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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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of Kamyzyak. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 48,647, with the population of Kamyzyak accounting for 33.5% of that number.

History

The district was established on July 14, 1925 when Astrakhan Governorate's administrative-territorial system was changed from

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s and

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s to districts and rural communities. In May 1944, a part of the district's territory was transferred to Travinsky and Zelenginsky Districts. When Travinsky District was abolished in 1963, its territory was merged into Kamyzyaksky District.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=September 2012 __NOTOC__ Districts of Astrakhan Oblast States and territories established in 1925