Ust-Vymsky District (; , ''Jemdïn rajon'') is an administrative district (
raion
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), one of the
twelve in the
Komi Republic
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,
Russia
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.
[Law #13-RZ] It is located in the southwest 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
Aykino.
As of the
2010 Census, the total population of the district was 29,474, with the population of Aykino accounting for 11.4% of that number.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Vymsky District is one of the
twelve in the
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic (; ), sometimes simply referred to as Komi, is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia situated in the northeast of European Russia. Its capital city, capital is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Syktyvka ...
.
It is divided into one
town of district significance administrative territory (
Mikun), one
urban-type settlement administrative territory (
Zheshart), five
''selo'' administrative territories, and five settlement administrative territories, all of which comprise fifty-one
rural localities.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ust-Vymsky Municipal District.
[Law #11-RZ] Mikun Town of District Significance Administrative Territory and Zheshart Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory are incorporated into two urban settlements, and the ten remaining administrative territories are incorporated into ten rural settlements within the municipal district.
The ''
selo'' of
Aykino serves as the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of both the administrative
and municipal
district.
See also
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Ustvymlag
Ustvymlag () was a Gulag labor camp in the Soviet Union, Komi ASSR, with the headquarters in the village of Ust-Vym, later moved to Vozhayol. The full name is Ust-Vym Corrective Labor Camp (). It was created from a detachment of Ukhtpechlag (Ð£Ñ…Ñ ...
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Districts of the Komi Republic
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