Alikovsky District Аликовский район (Russian) Chuvash (Элĕк районĕ) |
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Location of Alikovsky District in the Chuvash Republic |
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Coordinates: 55°44′09″N 46°44′08″E / 55.73583°N 46.73556°ECoordinates: 55°44′09″N 46°44′08″E / 55.73583°N 46.73556°E | |
Shopping center in Alikovo, Alikovsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chuvash Republic |
Administrative structure (as of December 2011) | |
Administrative center | selo of Alikovo |
Administrative divisions: | |
rural settlement | 12 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 115 |
Municipal structure (as of November 2011) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Alikovsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 12 |
Statistics | |
Area | 554.1 km2 (213.9 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 18,282 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 32.99/km2 (85.4/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Established | October 1, 1927 |
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Alikovsky District (Russian: А́ликовский райо́н; Chuvash: Элĕк районĕ, Elĕk rajonĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwestern central part of the republic and borders with Morgaushsky and Yadrinsky Districts in the north, Krasnoarmeysky District in the east, Vurnarsky and Shumerlinsky Districts in the south, and with Krasnochetaysky District in the west. The area of the district is 554.1 square kilometers (213.9 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Alikovo. Population: 18,282 (2010 Census);21,745 (2002 Census);23,575 (1989 Census). The population of Alikovo accounts for 14.5% of the district's total population.
The district was formed on October 1, 1927.
There is a construction plant in Alikovo.
The Cheboksary–Yadrin and the Cheboksary–Krasnye Chetay autoroute cross the territory of the district.