Verkhneuralsky District

Verkhneuralsky District
Верхнеуральский район
One of the few mines of the Uchaly Mining and Metallurgical Combine in Verkhneuralsky District
Location of Verkhneuralsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Coordinates: 53°53′N 59°13′E / 53.883°N 59.217°E / 53.883; 59.217
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChelyabinsk Oblast
Administrative centerVerkhneuralsk
Area
  Total
3,510 km2 (1,360 sq mi)
Population
  Total
36,198
  Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
  Urban
46.5%
  Rural
53.5%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns, 1 Work settlements, 8 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements, 49 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asVerkhneuralsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID75617000
Websitehttp://www.verhneuralsk.ru/

Verkhneuralsky District (Russian: Верхнеура́льский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,510 square kilometers (1,360 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Verkhneuralsk. Population: 36,198(2010 Census); 42,121 (2002 Census); 44,470(1989 Soviet census). The population of Verkhneuralsk accounts for 26.1% of the district's total population.