Yashaltinsky District Explained

En Name:Yashaltinsky District
Ru Name:Яшалтинский район
Loc Name1:Яшалтан район
Loc Lang1:Kalmyk
Coordinates:46.3333°N 58°W
Federal Subject:Republic of Kalmykia
Adm Data As Of:June 2011
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Yashalta
Selsoviet Type1:Rural administrations
No Of Selsoviets Type1:11
No Of Rural Localities:24
Mun Data As Of:March 2015
Mun Formation1:Yashaltinsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:11
Area As Of:June 2011
Area Km2:2415.84
Pop 2010Census:17178
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Established Date:1938
Website:http://85250.rk08.ru
Date:June 2015
Population of Yashaltinsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:17,178
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:17,753
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:18,644
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:19,622

Yashaltinsky District (Russian: Яшалти́нский райо́н; Kalmyk; Oirat: Яшалтан район, Yaşaltan 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 west of the republic. The area of the district is 2415.84km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Yashalta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,178, with the population of Yashalta accounting for 27.5% of that number.

History

The district was established in 1938.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yashaltinsky District is one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia. The district is divided into eleven rural administrations which comprise twenty-four rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Yashaltinsky Municipal District. Its eleven rural administrations are incorporated as eleven rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Yashalta 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