Priuralsky District

Priuralsky District
Приуральский район (Russian)
Nature Reserve "Polar Ural", Priuralsky District
Location of Priuralsky District in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 66°33′32″N 67°48′13″E / 66.55889°N 67.80361°E / 66.55889; 67.80361
CountryRussia
Federal subjectYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Administrative centerAksarka
Area
 • Total
64,150 km2 (24,770 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
14,995
 • Density0.2337/km2 (0.6054/sq mi)
 • Urban
42.8%
 • Rural
57.2%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 13 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asPriuralsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID71918000
Websitehttp://www.priuralye.com/

Priuralsky District (Russian: Приура́льский райо́н; Nenets: Пэ”хэвыхы район, Pəꜧhəvyhy rajon) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seven in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 64,150 square kilometers (24,770 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Aksarka. Population: 14,995 (2010 Census); 7,680 (2002 census); 6,616 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Aksarka accounts for 20.9% of the district's total population.

Ethnic composition (2021):