Urmarsky District

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Urmarsky District (Russian: Урмарский райо́н; Chuvash: Вăрмар районĕ) is a district (raion) of the Chuvash Republic, Russia. The district's administrative center, the urban-type settlement of Urmary, is located 77 kilometers (48 mi) from Chuvashia's capital city of Cheboksary. District's area: 598.3 square kilometers (231 sq mi). District's population: 28,189 (2002 Census); 29,868 (1989 Census).

The district was formed on September 5, 1927. It is situated in the north-eastern part of Chuvashia, bordering Kozlovsky District in the north, Tsivilsky District in the north-west, Yantikovsky District in the south, and Kanashsky District in the west.

The Head of the District Administration is Vyachaslav Nikolayevich Kirillov.