En Name: | Chkalovsky District |
Ru Name: | Чкаловский район |
Image View: | Chkalovsk Palace of Culture named Valery Chkalov 2011.jpg |
Coordinates: | 56.7667°N 58°W |
Image Coa: | Chkalovsk (Vasilyovo) COA (2013).gif |
Federal Subject: | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | May 2015 |
Adm Ctr Type: | town |
Adm Ctr Name: | Chkalovsk |
Town Of District Significance Type: | Towns of district significance |
No Of Towns Of District Significance: | 1 |
Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 8 |
No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 228 |
Mun Data As Of: | May 2015 |
Mun Formation1: | Chkalovsky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 8 |
Area Of What: | administrative district |
Area As Of: | May 2015 |
Area Km2: | 861.5 |
Pop 2010Census: | 21963 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 63.5% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 36.5% |
Established Date: | 1936 |
Prev Name1: | Vasilyevsky District |
Prev Name1 Date: | 1937 |
Abolished Date: | May 24, 2015 |
Date: | January 2017 |
Bodystyle: | width:23.5em |
Population of Chkalovsky District | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 21,963 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 25,509 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 29,881 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 31,819 |
Chkalovsky District (Russian: Чка́ловский райо́н) was an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It was located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district was 861.5km2. Its administrative center was the town of Chkalovsk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 21,963, with the population of Chkalovsk accounting for 56.3% of that number.
The district was established in 1936 as Vasilyevsky District (Russian: Васильевский район), but was renamed in 1937 in honor of Valery Chkalov. Per Law #67-Z of May 13, 2015, the district was transformed into a town of oblast significance of Chkalovsk.[3] In a similar manner, Law #59-Z of May 8, 2015 abolished Chkalovsky Municipal District and transformed it into Chkalovsk Urban Okrug.[4]
As of May 2015, the district was administratively divided into 1 town of district significance (Chkalovsk) and 8 selsoviets (comprising 228 rural localities). Municipally, Chkalovsky Municipal District was divided into one urban settlement and eight rural settlements.