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Chistopolsky District

Chistopolsky District
Чистопольский район (Russian)
Чистай районы (Tatar)
Location of Chistopolsky District (Tatarstan).svg
Location of Chistopolsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 55°17′N 50°42′E / 55.283°N 50.700°E / 55.283; 50.700Coordinates: 55°17′N 50°42′E / 55.283°N 50.700°E / 55.283; 50.700
"Подкова". Кама (Прость). Змиево. Татария. Октябрь 2012 - panoramio.jpg
Horseshoe bend, Kama, Chistopolsky District
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Tatarstan
Administrative structure (as of February 2014)
Administrative center town of Chistopol
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 59
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Chistopolsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 23
Statistics
Area 1,823 km2 (704 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 19,406 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 10.65/km2 (27.6/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
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Chistopolsky District (Russian: Чистопольский райо́н; Tatar: Чистай районы) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 1,823 square kilometers (704 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Chistopol (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 19,406 (2010 Census); 21,716 (2002 Census);21,823 (1989 Census).

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chistopolsky District is one of the forty-three in the republic. The town of Chistopol serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts (and which, in addition to Chistopol, also includes one rural locality).

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Chistopolsky Municipal District, with the town of republic significance of Chistopol being incorporated within it as Chistopol Urban Settlement.


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