Balezinsky District


Balezinsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Balezino. Population: 38,443 ; The population of Balezino accounts for 46.6% of the district's total population.

Geography

Rivers flowing through the district include the Cheptsa, the Kep, the Lopya, the Kama, the Pyzep, the Lyuk, and others.

History

The district was created on July 15, 1929 by merging Balezinskaya and Yagoshurskaya Volosts of Glazovsky Uyezd.

Demographics

Ethnic composition : Udmurt people: 57.6%; Russians: 30.9%; Tatars: 9.8%.