Shelkovskoy District Шелковской район (Russian) Терка-Дехьаран кӏошт (Chechen) |
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Location of Shelkovskoy District in the Chechen Republic |
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Tolstoy museum, Shelkovsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chechen Republic |
Administrative structure (as of November 2005) | |
Administrative center | stanitsa of Shelkovskaya |
Administrative divisions: | |
rural administration | 19 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 25 |
Municipal structure (as of August 2011) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Shelkovskoy Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 12 |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 53,548 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 17.85/km2 (46.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Official website | |
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Shelkovskoy District (Russian: Шелковско́й райо́н; Chechen: Терка-Дехьаран кӏошт, Terka-Deẋaran k̇oşt) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 3,000 square kilometers (1,200 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a stanitsa) of Shelkovskaya. Population: 53,548 (2010 Census); 50,233 (2002 Census);44,975 (1989 Census). The population of Shelkovskaya accounts for 20.8% of the district's total population.
Coordinates: 43°30′32″N 46°19′57″E / 43.50889°N 46.33250°E