Yaransky District

Yaransky District
Яранский район (Russian)
Trinity Cathedral, Yaransk, Yaransky District
Location of Yaransky District in Kirov Oblast
Coordinates: 57°18′N 47°53′E / 57.300°N 47.883°E / 57.300; 47.883
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKirov Oblast
Established14 July 1929
Administrative centerYaransk
Area
 • Total
2,420 km2 (930 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
26,899
 • Density11.1/km2 (28.8/sq mi)
 • Urban
64.1%
 • Rural
35.9%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns, 9 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 169 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asYaransky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID33650000
Websitehttp://mo-yaransk.ru/

Yaransky District (Russian: Яра́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,420 square kilometers (930 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Yaransk. Population: 26,899 (2010 census); 33,682 (2002 Census); 37,253 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Yaransk accounts for 64.1% of the district's total population.