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Ashinsky District

Ashinsky District
Ашинский район (Russian)
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Location of Ashinsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°59′N 57°17′E / 54.983°N 57.283°E / 54.983; 57.283Coordinates: 54°59′N 57°17′E / 54.983°N 57.283°E / 54.983; 57.283
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Minyarsky Pond, a protected area of Russia in Ashinsky District
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Chelyabinsk Oblast
Administrative structure (as of October 2014)
Administrative center town of Asha
Administrative divisions:
Towns 3
Work settlements 1
Selsoviets 5
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 3
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 21
Municipal structure (as of October 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Ashinsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 4
Rural settlements 5
Statistics
Area 2,792 km2 (1,078 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 32,898 inhabitants
• Urban 90.2%
• Rural 9.8%
Density 11.78/km2 (30.5/sq mi)
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Established 1961
Official website
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Population of Ashinsky District
2010 Census 32,898
2002 Census 37,045
1989 Census 43,876
1979 Census 48,040

Ashinsky District (Russian: Аши́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,792 square kilometers (1,078 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Asha. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district (excluding the administrative center) was 32,898.

The district was established in 1961.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it has a status of a town with territorial district—a unit equal in status to administrative districts—the full name of which is The Town of Asha and Ashinsky District (город Аша и Ашинский район). As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Ashinsky Municipal District.


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