Zapolyarny District
Zapolyarny District
Заполярный район | |
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Pechora River, Zapolyarny District | |
Zapolyarny District covers Nenets Autonomous Okrug, except for city of Naryan-Mar which is in the center, on the Pechora River. | |
| Coordinates: 67°40′N 53°08′E / 67.667°N 53.133°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative center | Iskateley |
| Area | |
• Total | 170,000 km2 (70,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 20,432 |
| • Density | 0.12/km2 (0.31/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 33.7% |
| • Rural | 66.3% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements of district significance, 17 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 41 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Zapolyarny Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 18 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 11811000 |
| Website | http://zrnao.ru |
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Zapolyarny District (Russian: Заполя́рный райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), the only one in Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It encompasses all of the territory of the autonomous okrug, with the exception of the territory of the town of okrug significance of Naryan-Mar, the only other top-level administrative division of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is approximately 170,000 square kilometers (66,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Iskateley. Population: 20,432 (2010 Census). The population of Iskateley accounts for 33.7% of the district's total population.