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Chernyakhovsky District

Chernyakhovsky District
Черняховский район (Russian)
Location of Chernyakhovsky District (Kaliningrad Oblast).svg
Location of Chernyakhovsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°38′N 21°49′E / 54.633°N 21.817°E / 54.633; 21.817Coordinates: 54°38′N 21°49′E / 54.633°N 21.817°E / 54.633; 21.817
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Gvardeisk, Chernyakhovsky District
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Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kaliningrad Oblast
Administrative structure (as of November 2011)
Administrative center town of Chernyakhovsk
Administrative divisions:
Towns of district significance 1
Rural okrugs 3
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 101
Municipal structure (as of July 2009)
Municipally incorporated as Chernyakhovsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 3
Statistics
Area 1,285.75 km2 (496.43 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 51,936 inhabitants
• Urban 77.9%
• Rural 22.1%
Density 40.39/km2 (104.6/sq mi)
Time zone USZ1 (UTC+02:00)
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Chernyakhovsky District (Russian: Черняховский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Chernyakhovsky Municipal District. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,285.75 square kilometers (496.43 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Chernyakhovsk. Population: 51,936 (2010 Census); 57,521 (2002 Census);12,806 (1989 Census). The population of Chernyakhovsk accounts for 77.9% of the district's total population.

The main railway line from Kaliningrad to Moscow passes through the district; there are two more railway lines from Chernyakhovsk to Zheleznodorozhny and from Chernyakhovsk to Sovetsk. The main road from Kaliningrad to Moscow via Lithuania also passes through the district.


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