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Yalchiksky District

Yalchiksky District
Яльчикский район (Russian)
Елчĕк районĕ (Chuvash)
Chuvashia Yalchikskiy rayon.png
Location of Yalchiksky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55°08′02″N 47°37′44″E / 55.134°N 47.629°E / 55.134; 47.629Coordinates: 55°08′02″N 47°37′44″E / 55.134°N 47.629°E / 55.134; 47.629
Яльчикский район Озеро Белое.jpg
White Lake, Yalchiksky District
Flag of Yalchiksky rayon (Chuvashia).png
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Chuvash Republic
Administrative structure (as of December 2011)
Administrative center selo of Yalchiki
Administrative divisions:
rural settlement 9
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 53
Municipal structure (as of November 2011)
Municipally incorporated as Yalchiksky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 9
Statistics
Area 567.2 km2 (219.0 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 20,452 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 36.06/km2 (93.4/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Established September 5, 1927
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Yalchiksky District (Russian: Я́льчикский райо́н; Chuvash: Елчĕк районĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic and borders with the Republic of Tatarstan in the north, south, and east, Komsomolsky District in the west, and with Batyrevsky District in the southwest. The area of the district is 567.2 square kilometers (219.0 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Yalchiki. Population: 20,452 (2010 Census);25,033 (2002 Census);28,549 (1989 Census); 35,200 (1979 Census). The population of Yalchiki accounts for 12.4% of the district's total population.

The district was established on September 5, 1927.

97% of the population are Chuvash.


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