Sunzhensky District Сунженский район (Russian) Шолжа шахьар (Ingush) |
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Location of Sunzhensky District in the Republic of Ingushetia |
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Coordinates: 43°19′N 45°04′E / 43.317°N 45.067°ECoordinates: 43°19′N 45°04′E / 43.317°N 45.067°E | |
Entrance to the selo of Alkhasty in Sunzhensky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Ingushetia |
Administrative structure (as of 2010) | |
Administrative center | stanitsa of Ordzhonikidzevskaya |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 11 |
Municipal structure (as of March 2014) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Sunzhensky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 11 |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,513 km2 (584 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 116,470 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 76.98/km2 (199.4/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Official website | |
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2010 Census | 116,470 |
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2002 Census | 119,826 |
Sunzhensky District (Russian: Сунженский райо́н; Ingush: Шолжа шахьар) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the four in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It is located in the eastern and central parts of the republic. The area of the district is 1,513 square kilometers (584 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a stanitsa) of Ordzhonikidzevskaya. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 116,470, with the population of Ordzhonikidzevskaya accounting for 52.9% of that number.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sunzhensky District is one of the four in the Republic of Ingushetia and has administrative jurisdiction over all of its eleven rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Sunzhensky Municipal District. Its eleven rural localities are incorporated into eleven rural settlements within the municipal district. The stanitsa of Ordzhonikidzevskaya serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.