Uvelsky District

Uvelsky District
Увельский район
Zhemeryaksky cave, Uvelsky District
Location of Uvelsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°26′N 61°21′E / 54.433°N 61.350°E / 54.433; 61.350
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChelyabinsk Oblast
Established24 May 1924
Administrative centerUvelsky
Area
  Total
2,330 km2 (900 sq mi)
Population
  Total
31,867
  Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions10 selsoviet
  Inhabited localities41 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asUvelsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID75655000
Websitehttp://www.admuvelka.ru/

Uvelsky District (Russian: Уве́льский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the eastern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,330 square kilometers (900 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Uvelsky. Population: 31,867(2010 Census); 32,188 (2002 Census); 29,513(1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 33.0% of the district's total population.