Shumerlinsky District (; , ''Śĕmĕrle rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (

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), one of the twenty-one in the

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. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with Alikovsky and

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s in the north, Vurnarsky District in the east, Ibresinsky and Poretsky Districts in the south, and with

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on the

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in the west. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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of Shumerlya (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 13,298 ( 2002 Census);

History

The district was formed on January 9, 1935.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shumerlinsky District is one of the twenty-one in the republic. The town of Shumerlya serves as its

, despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Shumerlinsky Municipal District. The town of republic significance of Shumerlya is incorporated separately from the district as Shumerlya Urban Okrug.

Notable residents

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Administrative and municipal status

Notable residents

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