Azovsky Nemetsky National District (Russian: Азо́вский Неме́цкий национа́льный райо́н, romanized: Azovskiy Nemetskiy natsionalnyy rayon, lit.

[3] The first villages in what is now Azovsky Nemetsky National District were founded in 1893 by the Volga Germans.

Heads of the district administration were Bruno Heinrich Reuters [de] (1992-2010) and Viktor Sabelfeld (2010-present).

The population of the district as of January 1, 2007 was 22,246, of which 56% were Germans, 24% Russians, 8.3% Kazakhs, and 6.8% Ukrainians.

[citation needed] Being considered cultural heritage, and in order for the Azovsky Nemetsky National District to be a refuge for the dispersed and diminished Russlanddeutsche, the German language is officially endorsed, i.e., protected, supported and promoted.