Kez (russian: Кез) is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of

Kezsky District Kezsky District (russian: Ке́зский райо́н; udm, Кез ёрос, ''Kez joros'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Udmurt Republic and municipalLaw #66-RZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of the Udmurt Repub ...

of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located northeast of Izhevsk. Population:

History

It was founded in 1895 due to the construction of a railway. It served as the administrative center of the district since 1929. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1942, but was demoted back to a rural locality in 2008.

Economy

There are several light and food industry companies; among them a cheese factory ("Kezsky syrzavod"). The settlement serves as a railway station on the Kirov– Perm line.

References

Rural localities in Udmurtia {{Udmurtia-geo-stub Former urban-type settlements of Udmurtia