Sysolsky District

Sysolsky District
Сысольский район
Other transcription(s)
  KomiСыктыв район
Church of the Nativity, village Vyotcha, Sysolsky District
Location of Sysolsky District in the Komi Republic
Coordinates: 61°05′N 50°05′E / 61.083°N 50.083°E / 61.083; 50.083
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKomi Republic
Established15 July 1929
Administrative centerVizinga
Area
  Total
6,140 km2 (2,370 sq mi)
Population
  Total
13,956
  Density2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions9 selo administrative territories, 2 settlement administrative territories
  Inhabited localities79 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSysolsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID87632000
Websitehttp://сысола-адм.рф
Population of Sysolsky District
2010 Census13,956
2002 Census16,894
1989 Census19,568
1979 Census19,551

Sysolsky District (Russian: Сысольский райо́н; Komi: Сыктыв район, Syktyv rajon) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twelve in the Komi Republic, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 6,140 square kilometers (2,370 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Vizinga. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 13,956, with the population of Vizinga accounting for 48.8% of that number.