Yadrinsky District

Yadrinsky District
Ядринский район
Other transcription(s)
  ChuvashEтĕрне районӗ
Sura River, in Yadrinsky District
Location of Yadrinsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55°35′49″N 46°21′22″E / 55.597°N 46.356°E / 55.597; 46.356
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvash Republic
EstablishedSeptember 5, 1927
Administrative centerYadrin
Area
  Total
897.5 km2 (346.5 sq mi)
Population
  Total
29,965
  Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
  Urban
32.1%
  Rural
67.9%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban settlements, 17 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 125 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asYadrinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID97553000
Websitehttp://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=78

Yadrinsky District (Russian: Я́дринский райо́н; Chuvash: Етĕрне районӗ, Yetĕrne rayonĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic and borders with the Mari El Republic in the north, Morgaushsky District in the east, Alikovsky and Krasnochetaysky Districts in the south, and with Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 897.5 square kilometers (346.5 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Yadrin. Population: 29,965(2010 Census); 34,456(2002 Census); 36,745(1989 Soviet census). The population of Yadrin accounts for 32.1% of the district's total population.