Staromaynsky District
human settlement in Russia
Staromaynsky District (Russian: Старома́йнский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,044.1 square kilometers (789.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Staraya Mayna. Population: 18,132 (2010 Census); 20,229 (2002 census); 20,493 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Staraya Mayna accounts for 36.0% of the district's total population.
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Законодательное Собрание Ульяновской области. Закон №126-ЗО от 3 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области», в ред. Закона №225-ЗО от 29 декабря 2014 г.
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