Gornomariysky District

Gornomariysky District (Russian: Горномари́йский райо́н; Meadow Mari: Курыкмарий кундем, Kurykmarij kundem; Hill Mari: Кырык мары кымдем, Kyryk mary kymdem) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic and is the only district on the right bank of the Volga River. It borders with Yurinsky District in the north, Kilemarsky District and the Chuvash Republic in the south, and with Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 1,730 square kilometers (670 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kozmodemyansk (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,869.

Gornomariysky District
Горномарийский район
District
Other transcription(s)
 • Meadow MariКурыкмарий кундем
 • Hill MariКырык мары кымдем
The selo of Paygusovo in Gornomariysky District
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Location of Gornomariysky District in the Mari El Republic
Coordinates: 56.325°N 45.777°E / 56.325; 45.777
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMari El Republic
Administrative centerKozmodemyansk
Area
 • Total1,730 km2 (670 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total25,869
 • Estimate 
(2018)
21,742 (−16%)
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions10 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities241 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asGornomariysky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID88608000
Websitehttp://gornomari.ru
Population of Gornomariysky District
2010 Census25,869
2002 Census29,203
1989 Census32,949
1979 Census68,476
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