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Zaraysky District

human settlement in Russia

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ2709555 ↗
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Zaraysky District (Russian: Зара́йский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 967.68 square kilometers (373.62 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Zaraysk. Population: 41,912 (2010 Census); 41,974 (2002 census); 18,104 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Zaraysk accounts for 58.8% of the district's total population.

See also

List of rural localities in Moscow Oblast

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Московская областная Дума. Закон №11/2013-ОЗ от 31 января 2013 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области», в ред. Закона №249/2019-ОЗ от 29 ноября 2019 г.

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