Kez

Kez is a types of [inhabited localities in Russia|rural locality] and the administrative center of Kezsky District of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located northeast of Izhevsk. Population:

History

It was founded in 1895 due to the construction of a railway. It served as the administrative center of the district since 1929. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1942, but was demoted back to a rural locality in 2008.

Economy

There are several light and food industry companies; among them a cheese factory.
The settlement serves as a railway station on the Kirov Oblast|Kirov]–Perm line.