Chernyshevsky District
| Chernyshevsky District Чернышевский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Chernyshevsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai |
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| Coordinates: 52°56′N 117°17′E / 52.933°N 117.283°ECoordinates: 52°56′N 117°17′E / 52.933°N 117.283°E | |
 Chernyshevsk rail yard, Chernyshevsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Administrative structure (as of January 2014) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Chernyshevsk |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 4 |
| Rural localities | 32 |
| Municipal structure (as of June 2016) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Chernyshevsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 4 |
| Rural settlements | 14 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,200 km2 (5,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 35,019 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 67.8% |
| • Rural | 32.2 |
| Population (January 2014 est.) | 34,067 inhabitants |
| Density | 2.65/km2 (6.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Established | January 4, 1926 (first) January 1965 (second) |
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| 2010 Census | 35,019 |
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| 2002 Census | 38,146 |
| 1989 Census | 53,799 |
| 1979 Census | 47,534 |
Chernyshevsky District (Russian: Черны́шевский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the center of the krai and borders Tungokochensky District in the north, Sretensky District in the east, District in the south, and Nerchinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 13,200 square kilometers (5,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Chernyshevsk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 35,019, with the population of Chernyshevsk accounting for 38.2% of that number.
The district was established on January 4, 1926 by merging Chernyshevskaya, Kalininskaya, and Zyulzinskaya Volosts of Nerchinsky Uyezd. It was abolished and split between Mogochinsky, Nerchinsky, and Shilkinsky Districts in February 1963, but reinstated in modern borders in January 1965.
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