Nekouzsky District
district in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
Nekouzsky District (Russian: Некоу́зский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seventeen in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,954.3 square kilometers (754.6 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Novy Nekouz. Population: 15,688 (2010 Census); 19,756 (2002 census); 23,931 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Novy Nekouz accounts for 22.1% of the district's total population.
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Государственная Дума Ярославской области. Закон №12-з от 7 февраля 2002 г «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ярославской области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №67-з от 21 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Ярославской области и признании утратившими силу отдельных законодательных актов (положений законодательных актов) Ярославской области».
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