Syumsinsky District (; , ''Sjumsi joros'') is an administrative
[Constitution of the Udmurt Republic] and municipal
[Law #61-RZ] district (
raion
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), 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 west of the republic. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') of
Syumsi.
[Law #46-RZ] Population: 16,288 (
2002 Census);
The population of Syumsi accounts for 39.7% of the district's total population.
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Districts of Udmurtia