Chernyakhovsky District Черняховский район (Russian) |
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Location of Chernyakhovsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast |
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Coordinates: 54°38′N 21°49′E / 54.633°N 21.817°ECoordinates: 54°38′N 21°49′E / 54.633°N 21.817°E | |
Gvardeisk, Chernyakhovsky District |
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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.