Kezsky District (; , ''Kez joros'') is an administrative
[Constitution of the Udmurt Republic] and municipal
[Law #66-RZ] district (
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...
), one of the
twenty-five in the
Udmurt Republic
Udmurtia, officially the Udmurt Republic, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is administratively part of the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Izhevsk.
It was established as the Udmurt (until 1931 — Vots ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
rural locality (a settlement) of
Kez.
[Law #46-RZ] Population: 26,446 (
2002 Census);
The population of Kez accounts for 48.4% of the district's total population.
Geography
The source of the
is located in the district. Other rivers of note include the
Lyp, the
Pyzep, and others.
Demographics
Ethnic composition:
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Udmurts
The Udmurts (, ) are a Permian (Finno-Ugric) ethnic group in Eastern Europe, who speak the Udmurt language. They mainly live in the republic of Udmurtia in Russia.
Etymology
The name ''Udmurt'' comes from * 'meadow people,' where the first part ...
: 68%
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Russians
Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...
: 30%
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Tatars
Tatars ( )[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary are a group of Turkic peoples across Eas ...
: 1%
References
Sources
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Districts of Udmurtia