Shuryshkarsky District

Shuryshkarsky District
Шурышкарский район
Hamlet (selo) Ovgort by the Synya river, Shuryshkharsky District
Location of Shuryshkarsky District in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 65°23′53″N 64°41′55″E / 65.39806°N 64.69861°E / 65.39806; 64.69861
CountryRussia
Federal subjectYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Established1930
Administrative centerMuzhi
Area
  Total
54,016 km2 (20,856 sq mi)
Population
  Total
9,814
  Density0.18/km2 (0.47/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities27 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asShuryshkarsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID71926000
Websitehttps://admmuji.yanao.ru

Shuryshkarsky District (Russian: Шурышкарский райо́н; Khanty: Ӆорвош район, Łorvoš rajon) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seven in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 54,016 square kilometers (20,856 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Muzhi. Population: 9,814 (2010 Census); 9,559(2002 Census); 9,001(1989 Soviet census). The population of Muzhi accounts for 36.8% of the district's total population.

Ethnic composition (2021):