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Chernozemelsky District

Chernozemelsky District
Черноземельский район (Russian)
Хар Һазра район (Kalmyk)
Location of Chernozemelsky District (Kalmykia).svg
Location of Chernozemelsky District in the Republic of Kalmykia
Coordinates: 45°20′N 46°02′E / 45.333°N 46.033°E / 45.333; 46.033Coordinates: 45°20′N 46°02′E / 45.333°N 46.033°E / 45.333; 46.033
Приближение дождя со стороны села Адык.jpg
Near Village Adyk, Chernozemelsky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Kalmykia
Administrative structure (as of June 2011)
Administrative center settlement of Komsomolsky
Administrative divisions:
Rural administrations 8
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 35
Municipal structure (as of March 2015)
Municipally incorporated as Chernozemelsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 8
Statistics
Area (June 2011) 14,191.68 km2 (5,479.44 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 13,258 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 0.93/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Established 1951
Official website
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Population of Chernozemelsky District
2010 Census 13,258
2002 Census 12,990
1989 Census 16,840
1979 Census 14,831

Chernozemelsky District (Russian: Черноземе́льский райо́н; Kalmyk: Хар Һазра район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 14,191.68 square kilometers (5,479.44 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Komsomolsky. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 13,258, with the population of Komsomolsky accounting for 34.1% of that number.

The district was established in 1951.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chernozemelsky District is one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia. The district is divided into eight rural administrations which comprise thirty-five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Chernozemelsky Municipal District. Its eight rural administrations are incorporated as eight rural settlements within the municipal district. The settlement of Komsomolsky serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.


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