Vavozhsky District

The district is located in the western part of the republic and borders on the Syumsinsky district in the north, Uvinsky in the east, Mozhginsky in the southeast, Kiznersky in the southwest and Kirov region in the west. The northern part of the region is located in the Central Udmurt Lowland , and the southern part is on the Mozhginsky Upland ^[4] . Many rivers flow through the district, the largest - Vala , Inga , Uva , Kilt .

The forest cover of the region is 53.0%, while the average for Udmurtia is 46.8% ^[5] .

The district was formed on July 15, 1929 from 20 village councils of the Vavozh and Bolsheuchinsk volosts of the Mozhginsky district ^[6] . On February 1, 1963, the district was abolished and its territory was divided between Mozhginsky and Uvinsky rural areas, but on January 12, 1965, the Vavozhsky district was restored ^[7] .

According to the 2002 census , 17,323 people lived in the district ^[21] , the 2010 census - 16,351 people ^[22] , between the censuses the population of the district decreased by 5.94%. Of the total population of the district, 35.57% of the population lived in the district center of the village of Vavozh . The average population density is 9.74 people / km². The district takes 16th place in terms of population and 19th place in density among the municipal districts of Udmurtia. As of January 1, 2013, out of 69 settlements in district 4, they did not have a resident population ^[23] .

In 2011, the birth rate was 17.9 ‰, the mortality rate was 14.6 ‰, the natural population growth was 3.3 ‰, and the average for Udmurtia was 1.0 ‰. The population of the district continues to decline due to migration loss (the difference between the number of departures and arrivals in the district), in 2011 the migration loss of the population amounted to 287 people ^[24] .

National composition

According to the results of the 2002 census , among the population of the region, the Udmurts accounted for 57.6%, Russians - 39.4% ^[25] . Vavozhsky district is one of 16 rural areas of the republic, where the Udmurts make up the majority.

Vavozhsky district as an administrative-territorial unit includes 10 village councils ^{[26] [27]} . Village councils (rural administrations) are of the same name as rural settlements formed within their borders ^[28] .

The municipal district includes 10 municipalities with the status of rural settlements ^[29] .

Settlements

Vavozhsky District includes 69 settlements.

State power in the district is carried out on the basis of the Charter, the structure of local government of the municipal district is ^{[31] [32]} :

1. The District Council of Deputies is the representative body of the municipal district, consisting of 28 deputies, and is elected every 5 years.
2. The head of the municipality - the highest official of the district, is elected by the District Council of Deputies from among its members. The post of the Head of the district is occupied by Tatyana Vasilievna Inozemtseva.
3. The administration of the municipality is the executive-administrative body of the municipal district. The head of the district administration is appointed by the District Council based on the results of the competition. The position of the Head of Administration of the Vavozhsky District Defense Ministry is held by Nikolai Leonidovich Torkhov.

Symbolism of the area

The official symbols of the municipal district are the coat of arms and flag, reflecting historical, cultural, national and other local traditions and features ^[32] .

District Budget

Execution of the consolidated budget of the district for 2009 ^[33] :

• Revenues - 392.4 million rubles, including own incomes - 28.1 million rubles (7.2% of revenues).
• Costs - 395.4 million rubles. The main expense items: housing and communal services - 9.2 million rubles, education - 184.1 million rubles, culture - 22.8 million rubles, healthcare - 101.8 million rubles, social policy - 17.3 million rubles.

The education system is represented by 17 schools, 16 kindergartens and 3 institutions of additional education. Medical assistance to the population is provided by the central district hospital, the district hospital in the village of Kakmozh, and 22 feldsher-midwife stations. Also in the region there are 23 houses of culture and a rural club, 16 libraries, a museum of local lore and a house-museum of Kuzeby Gerd ^[34] .

Agriculture

The region has large agricultural enterprises involved in field cultivation and crop production. In 2008, agricultural workers harvested about 2/5 of the total potato crop in Udmurtia .

Transport

A railroad passes through the district, on which there are 4 stations and stopping points within the district.

• Kuzeby Gerd is a Udmurt poet , a native of the village of Bolshaya Dokya .
• Evdokimov Grigory Petrovich - Hero of the Soviet Union , a native of the village of Russian Ozhgi .
• Krivokorytov Pavel Timofeevich - Hero of the Soviet Union .
• Semakin Afanasy Ivanovich - Hero of the Soviet Union .
• Lyamin Vasily Fedorovich - Hero of Socialist Labor .

• Official site of the administration of Vavozhsky district
• Vavozhsky district on the website of the State Council of the Udmurt Republic (Neopr.) (Inaccessible link) . Archived on April 18, 2012.