En Name: | Yelkhovsky District |
Ru Name: | Елховский район |
Image View: | Church in Elhovka.jpg |
Coordinates: | 53.8667°N 67°W |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Elkhovsky rayon (Samara oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Samara Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | 2011 |
Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
Adm Ctr Name: | Yelkhovka |
No Of Rural Localities: | 39 |
Mun Data As Of: | October 2010 |
Mun Formation1: | Yelkhovsky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 7 |
Mun Formation1 Counts Ref: | [1] |
Area Km2: | 1201 |
Pop 2010Census: | 10046 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
Established Date: | May 14, 1928 (first), January 13, 1992 (most recent) |
Website: | http://elhovskiy.samregion.ru/ |
Date: | December 2012 |
Yelkhovsky District (Russian: Елховский райо́н) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1201km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Yelkhovka. Population: 10,046 (2010 Census); The population of Yelkhovka accounts for 32.5% of the district's total population.
The district was first established on May 14, 1928 within Middle Volga Oblast. It went through a number of changes, transformations, and abolitions, and was re-established in its current form on January 13, 1992.