Mozhginsky District (russian: Можги́нский райо́н; udm, Можга ёрос, ''Možga joros'') is an administrative
[Constitution of the Udmurt Republic] and municipal
[Law #41-RZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-five
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*25 (number), the natural number following 24 and preceding 26
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Music
* ''Twenty Five'' (album), a 2006 greatest hits album by George Michael
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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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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Mozhga (which is not administratively a part of the district).
[Law #46-RZ] Population: 30,358 (
2002 Census);
Geography
The
Vala River is the main river in the district.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Mozhginsky District is one of the
twenty-five
Twenty-Five or 25 may refer to:
*25 (number), the natural number following 24 and preceding 26
* one of the years 25 BC, AD 25, 1925, 2025
Music
* ''Twenty Five'' (album), a 2006 greatest hits album by George Michael
** ''Twenty Five'' (DVD), rel ...
in the republic.
The town of
Mozhga serves as its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
, despite being incorporated separately as a
town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Mozhginsky Municipal District.
The town of republic significance of Mozhga is incorporated separately from the district as Mozhga Urban Okrug.
[Law #70-RZ]
Demographics
Ethnic composition (according to the 2002 Census):
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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 ...
: 64%
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Russians
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: 30%
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Tatars
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in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different and other: 4%
References
Notes
Sources
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Districts of Udmurtia