Udorsky District (russian: Удо́рский райо́н; kv, Удора район, ''Udora rajon'') is an administrative district (
raion
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), one of the
twelve in the
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic (russian: Республика Коми; kv, Коми Республика), sometimes simply referred to as Komi, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar. The population of th ...
,
Russia
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.
[Law #13-RZ] It is located in the west 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
rural locality
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
(a ''
selo'') of
Koslan
Koslan (russian: Кослан, kv, Кослан) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Udorsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spann ...
.
As of the
2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,400, with the population of Koslan accounting for 11.2% of that number.
History of the name
The name Udoria in the
full official title of the Russian Tsars refers to Udora in the East of Komi, a salient into
Arkhangelsk Oblast of Russia in the
basin of the
Vashka and
Mezen River
The Mezen (russian: Мезень) is a river in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic and in Leshukonsky and Mezensky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. Its mouth is located in the Mezen Bay of the White Sea. Mezen is one of the biggest r ...
s.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Udorsky District is one of the
twelve in the
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic (russian: Республика Коми; kv, Коми Республика), sometimes simply referred to as Komi, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar. The population of th ...
.
It is divided into three
urban-type settlement administrative territories (
Blagoyevo
Blagoyevo (russian: Благоево; kv, Благоев, ''Blagojev'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,221.
Administrative and ...
,
Mezhdurechensk
Mezhdurechensk (russian: Междуреченск) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
*Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo Oblast, a city in Kemerovo Oblast; administratively incorporated as a city under oblast jurisd ...
, and
Usogorsk
Usogorsk (russian: Усого́рск; kv, Усогорск) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, located at the confluence of the Us and Mezen Rivers. As of the 2010 Census, its p ...
), nine
''selo'' administrative territories, and three settlement administrative territories, all of which comprise fifty-two
rural localities.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Udorsky Municipal District.
[Law #11-RZ] The three urban-type settlement administrative territories are incorporated into three urban settlements, and the twelve remaining administrative territories are incorporated into twelve rural settlements within the municipal district.
The ''
selo'' of
Koslan
Koslan (russian: Кослан, kv, Кослан) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Udorsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia
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serves as the
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of both the administrative
and municipal
district.
References
Notes
Sources
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Districts of the Komi Republic
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