Chernozemelsky District Explained

En Name:Chernozemelsky District
Ru Name:Черноземельский район
Loc Name1:Хар Һазра район
Loc Lang1:Kalmyk
Image View:Приближение дождя со стороны села Адык.jpg
Coordinates:45.3333°N 48°W
Federal Subject:Republic of Kalmykia
Adm Data As Of:June 2011
Adm Ctr Type:settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Komsomolsky
Selsoviet Type1:Rural administrations
No Of Selsoviets Type1:8
No Of Rural Localities:35
Mun Data As Of:March 2015
Mun Formation1:Chernozemelsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:8
Area As Of:June 2011
Area Km2:14191.68
Pop 2010Census:13258
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Established Date:1951
Website:http://chrmo.rk08.ru
Date:June 2015
Population of Chernozemelsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:13,258
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:12,990
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:16,840
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:14,831

Chernozemelsky District (Russian: Черноземе́льский райо́н, pronounced as /ru/; Kalmyk; Oirat: Хар Һазра район|translit=Har Ğazra rayon, in Mongolian pronounced as /ˈxar ɣazəˈra raˈjon/) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 14191.68km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Komsomolsky. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 13,258, with the population of Komsomolsky accounting for 34.1% of that number. It is the least densely populated district in the Southern Federal District.[3]

History

The district was established in 1951.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chernozemelsky District is one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia. The district is divided into eight rural administrations which comprise thirty-five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Chernozemelsky Municipal District. Its eight rural administrations are incorporated as eight rural settlements within the municipal district. The settlement of Komsomolsky serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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Notes and References

  1. Decree #137
  2. Law #308-IV-Z
  3. Web site: LandRussia. LandRussia. According To The Latest Data Russia's Demography Is Still In Sharp Decline. 5 November 2018. 5 November 2018.