Medvedevsky District

Medvedevsky District
Медведевский район
Other transcription(s)
  Meadow MariМаскасола кундем
In Ustye-Kundyshsky zakaznik, a protected area of Russia in Medvedevsky District
Location of Medvedevsky District in the Mari El Republic
Coordinates: 56°39′58″N 47°12′58″E / 56.666°N 47.216°E / 56.666; 47.216
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMari El Republic
Established6 December 1943
Administrative centerMedvedevo
Area
  Total
2,800 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population
  Total
67,703
  Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
  Urban
31.6%
  Rural
68.4%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions2 Urban-type settlements, 16 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities2 urban-type settlements, 158 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asMedvedevsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID88628000
Websitehttp://www.medvedevo12.ru
Population of Medvedevsky District
2010 Census67,703
2002 Census53,848
1989 Census52,285
1979 Census47,850

Medvedevsky District (Russian: Медве́девский райо́н; Meadow Mari: Маскасола кундем, Maskasola kundem) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located in the central and northern parts of the republic. The area of the district is 2,800 square kilometers (1,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Medvedevo. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 67,703, with the population of Medvedevo accounting for 24.9% of that number.