Votkinsky District ( Russian : Во́ткинский райо́н ; Udmurt : Вотка ёрос , Votka joros ) is an administrative and municipal district ( raion ), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic , Russia . It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 1,863.8 square kilometers (719.6 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Votkinsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 24,114 ( 2010 Census ) ; 23,709 ( 2002 Census ); 22,767 ( 1989 Soviet census ) .
7-589: The main river in the district is the Kama , which defines the district's eastern and southeastern borders. Other important rivers include the Votka and the Siva . Within the framework of administrative divisions , Votkinsky District is one of the twenty-five in the republic. The town of Votkinsk serves as its administrative center , despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance —an administrative unit with
14-624: Is below the source of the Kama (331 m), which is the main factor in determining the superiority of any river. Compared to the Kama basin (507,000 km ), the Volga has a larger basin (604,000 km ). More rivers flow into the Kama than the Volga. Experts have proven that the valley of the Kama River is more ancient than the Volga River valley. In other words, at the time of the existence of the ancient Kama, also known as
21-449: Is dammed at several locations: The largest tributaries of the Kama are, from source to mouth: Even today, disputes over the primacy of the rivers continue: Volga or Kama? Scientific facts say that the Volga flows into the Kama, and not vice versa. The confluence of the Volga and the Kama has exactly the same water content (Volga: 3,500 m /s; Kama: 4,100 m /s). The source of the Volga (228 m)
28-525: The Chulman ( / tʃ uː l ˈ m ɑː n / chool-MAHN ; Tatar : Чулман / Çulman [tɕuɫˈmɑn] ), is a 1,805-kilometre (1,122 mi) long river in Russia . It has a drainage basin of 507,000 square kilometres (196,000 sq mi). It is the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge. At their confluence, in fact, the Kama is even larger in terms of discharge than
35-696: The Kama with the basins of the Northern Dvina and the Pechora . In the early 19th-century the Northern Ekaterininsky Canal connected the upper Kama with the Vychegda River (a tributary of the Northern Dvina), but was mostly abandoned after just a few years due to low use. The Kama featured in the 2013 Russian film The Geographer Drank His Globe Away , in the climactic rapids scene. The Kama
42-588: The Volga. It starts in the Udmurt Republic , near Kuliga , flowing northwest for 200 kilometres (120 mi), turning northeast near Loyno for another 200 kilometres (120 mi), then turning south and west in Perm Krai , flowing again through the Udmurt Republic and then through the Republic of Tatarstan , where it meets the Volga south of Kazan . Before the advent of railroads, important portages connected
49-511: The status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division , the district is incorporated as Votkinsky Municipal District . The town of republic significance of Votkinsk is incorporated separately from the district as Votkinsk Urban Okrug. Ethnic composition (according to the 2002 Census): Kama River The Kama ( UK : / ˈ k æ m ə / KA-mə , US : / ˈ k ɑː m ə / KAH-mə ; Russian : Кама [ˈkamə] ; Udmurt : Кам ), also known as
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