æz ɐn ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv dᵻvˈɪʒən, ɪɾ ˈɪz, təɡˌɛðɚ wɪððə sˈɛɾəlmənt ʌv kˈɑːɹmælkə, ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd sˈɛpɹətli æz ðə tˈaʊn ʌv ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns ʌv zˈeɪnsk—ɐn ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv jˈuːnɪt wɪððə stˈæɾəs ˈiːkwəl tə ðæt ʌvðə dˈɪstɹɪkts.
As an administrative division, it is, together with the settlement of Karmalka, incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Zainsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.