Complex sentence: According to the 1998 census, it had a population of 970,550, of which 158,500 (16.33%) live in urban areas and 812,050 (83.67%) live in rural areas.
Split into simpler sentences: According to the 1998 census, the district had a population of 970,550. Of these residents, 158,500 (16.33%) lived in urban areas, and 812,050 (83.67%) lived in rural areas.