Mariinsko-Posadsky District

Mariinsko-Posadsky District
Мариинско-Посадский район
Other transcription(s)
  ChuvashСĕнтĕрвăрри районӗ
The selo of Shorshely in Mariinsko-Posadsky District
Location of Mariinsko-Posadsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 56°07′N 47°43′E / 56.117°N 47.717°E / 56.117; 47.717
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvash Republic
Established1927
Administrative centerMariinsky Posad
Area
  Total
686.1 km2 (264.9 sq mi)
Population
  Total
23,895
  Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
  Urban
38.0%
  Rural
62.0%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban settlements, 11 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 78 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asMariinsko-Posadsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID97629000
Websitehttp://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=70

Mariinsko-Posadsky District (Russian: Марии́нско-Поса́дский район; Chuvash: Сĕнтĕрвăрри районӗ, Sĕntĕrvărri rayonĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 686.1 square kilometers (264.9 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Mariinsky Posad. Population: 23,895(2010 Census); 26,959 (2002 Census); 29,069(1989 Soviet census). The population of Mariinsky Posad accounts for 38.0% of the district's total population.