Paranginsky District
Paranginsky District
Параньгинский район | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Meadow Mari | Поранча кундем |
Location of Paranginsky District in the Mari El Republic | |
| Coordinates: 56°43′55″N 49°09′22″E / 56.732°N 49.156°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Mari El Republic |
| Established | 30 April 1931 |
| Administrative center | Paranga |
| Area | |
• Total | 800 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,307 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 36.7% |
| • Rural | 63.3% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements, 8 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 48 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Paranginsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 88644000 |
| Website | http://paranga.ru |
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| 2010 Census | 16,307 |
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| 2002 Census | 17,847 |
| 1989 Census | 19,439 |
| 1979 Census | 19,155 |
Paranginsky District (Russian: Параньги́нский райо́н; Meadow Mari: Поранча кундем, Poranča kundem) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fourteen in the Mari El Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 800 square kilometers (310 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Paranga. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,307, with the population of Paranga accounting for 36.7% of that number.