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Shelkovsky District

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
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 / 43.50889; 46.33250


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