Knyazhpogostsky District

Knyazhpogostsky District
Княжпогостский район
Other transcription(s)
  KomiКняжпогост район
Landscape in Knyazhpogostsky District
Location of Knyazhpogostsky District in the Komi Republic
Coordinates: 62°35′N 50°51′E / 62.583°N 50.850°E / 62.583; 50.850
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKomi Republic
Established14 July 1939
Administrative centerYemva
Area
  Total
25,080 km2 (9,680 sq mi)
Population
  Total
23,432
  Density0.93/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
  Urban
72.8%
  Rural
27.2%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Town of district significance administrative territories, 1 Urban-type settlement administrative territories, 3 selo administrative territories, 5 settlement administrative territories
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements, 45 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKnyazhpogostsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID87608000
Websitehttp://www.mrk11.ru/
Population of Knyazhpogostsky District
2010 Census23,432
2002 Census29,688
1989 Census40,359
1979 Census38,370

Knyazhpogostsky District (Russian: Княжпогостский райо́н; Komi: Княжпогост район, Knjažpogost rajon) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twelve in the Komi Republic, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 25,080 square kilometers (9,680 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Yemva. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 23,432, with the population of Yemva accounting for 62.2% of that number.