Ketchenerovsky District Explained

En Name:Ketchenerovsky District
Ru Name:Кетченеровский район
Loc Name1:Көтчнрә район
Loc Lang1:Kalmyk
Image View:Кетченеры, Ремпублика Калмыкия.jpg
Coordinates:47.3°N 75°W
Federal Subject:Republic of Kalmykia
Adm Data As Of:June 2011
Adm Ctr Type:settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Ketchenery
Selsoviet Type1:Rural administrations
No Of Selsoviets Type1:9
No Of Rural Localities:22
Mun Data As Of:March 2015
Mun Formation1:Ketchenerovsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:9
Area As Of:June 2011
Area Km2:6547.91
Pop 2010Census:10622
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Established Date:1938
Prev Name1:Priozyorny District
Prev Name1 Date:1990
Website:http://ketrmork.ru/struktura-i-funkcii.html
Date:June 2015
Population of Ketchenerovsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:10,622
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:11,049
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:15,263
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:14,867

Ketchenerovsky District (Russian: Кетчене́ровский райо́н; Kalmyk; Oirat: Көтчнрә район, Kötçnrä rayon) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Ketchenery. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 10,622, with the population of Ketchenery accounting for 36.8% of that number.

Geography

The district is located in the northwest of Kalmykia, in the area of the Yergeni hills.[3] The area of the district is 6547.91km2.

History

The district was established in 1938. Until 1990, it was called Priozyorny District (Russian: Приозёрный район; Kalmyk: Kalmyk; Oirat: Приозёрн район, Priozërn rajon).

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ketchenerovsky District is one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia. The district is divided into nine rural administrations which comprise twenty-two rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ketchenerovsky Municipal District. Its nine rural administrations are incorporated as nine rural settlements within the municipal district. The settlement of Ketchenery 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. [Google Earth]