Yalchiksky District Explained

En Name:Yalchiksky District
Ru Name:Яльчикский район
Loc Name1:Елчĕк районӗ
Loc Lang1:Chuvash
Image View:Яльчикский район Озеро Белое.jpg
Coordinates:55.134°N 47.629°W
Federal Subject:Chuvash Republic
Adm Data As Of:December 2011
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Yalchiki
Selsoviet Type1:rural settlement
No Of Selsoviets Type1:9
No Of Rural Localities:53
Mun Data As Of:November 2011
Mun Formation1:Yalchiksky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:9
Area Km2:567.2
Pop 2010Census:20452
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Established Date:September 5, 1927
Website:http://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=79
Date:October 2011

Yalchiksky District (Russian: Я́льчикский райо́н; Chuvash: Елчĕк районӗ, Yelçĕk rayonĕ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic and borders with the Republic of Tatarstan in the north, south, and east, Komsomolsky District in the west, and with Batyrevsky District in the southwest. The area of the district is 567.2km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Yalchiki. Population: 35,200 (1979 Census). The population of Yalchiki accounts for 12.4% of the district's total population.

History

The district was established on September 5, 1927.

Demographics

97% of the population are Chuvash.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Law #28
  2. Law #37
  3. Web site: General Information. Yalchiksky District. russian. January 20, 2017.