Urmarsky District (russian: Урма́рский райо́н; cv, Вăрмар районӗ, ''Vărmar rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (

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), one of the

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in the

Chuvash Republic Chuvashia (russian: Чувашия; cv, Чӑваш Ен), officially the Chuvash Republic — Chuvasia,; cv, Чӑваш Республики — Чӑваш Ен is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuv ...

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. It is located in the northeast of the republic and borders with

Kozlovsky District Kozlovsky District (russian: Козло́вский райо́н; cv, Куславкка районӗ, ''Kuslavkka rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia ...

in the north,

Tsivilsky District Tsivilsky District (russian: Циви́льский райо́н; cv, Çĕрпӳ районӗ, ''Śĕrpü rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is lo ...

in the northwest,

Yantikovsky District Yantikovsky District (russian: Янтиковский райо́н; cv, Тăвай районӗ, ''Tăvay rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is lo ...

in the south, and with

Kanashsky District Kanashsky District (russian: Кана́шский райо́н; cv, Канаш районӗ, ''Kanaş rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is loca ...

in the west. The area of the district is . Its

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is the urban locality (an

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) of

Urmary Urmary (russian: Урмары, cv, Вăрмар, ''Vărmar'') is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Urmarsky District, the Chuvash Republic, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental c ...

. Population: The population of Urmary accounts for 22.5% of the district's total population.

History

The district was established on 5 September 1927. The well-known Chuvash author and literary critic Dimitri Isayev was born in Kovali, Urmarsky District.

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