Azovsky Nemetsky National District (Redirected from Azovo German National District)
Azovsky Nemetsky National District
Азовский немецкий национальный район | |
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Coordinates: 54°42′N 73°02′E / 54.700°N 73.033°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Omsk Oblast |
Established | 17 February 1992 |
Administrative center | Azovo |
Area | |
• Total | 1,400 km2 (500 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 22,925 |
• Estimate (2018) | 25,341 (+10.5%) |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 8 rural okrug |
• Inhabited localities | 28 Rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Azovsky Nemetsky National Municipal District |
• Municipal divisions | 0 Urban settlements, 8 Rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+6 (MSK+3 ) |
OKTMO ID | 52601000 |
Website | http://www.azov.omskportal.ru/ |
Azovsky Nemetsky (German) National District (Russian: Азо́вский Неме́цкий национа́льный райо́н; German: Deutscher Nationalkreis Asowo) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,400 square kilometers (540 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Azovo. In the Russian Census of 2010, the population was 22,925. The population of Azovo accounts for 26.2% of the district's total population.
History
The first villages in what is now Azovsky Nemetsky National District were founded in 1893 by the Volga Germans.
Politics
Heads of the district administration were Bruno Heinrich Reuters (1992-2010) and Viktor Sabelfeld (2010-present).
Demographics
The population of the district as of January 1, 2007 was 22,246, of which 56% were Germans, 24% Russians, 8.3% Kazakhs, and 6.8% Ukrainians.[citation needed]
Being considered cultural heritage, and in order for the Azovsky Nemetsky National District to be a refuge for the dispersed and diminished Russlanddeutsche, the German language is officially endorsed, i.e., protected, supported and promoted.