Alatyrsky District

Alatyrsky District
Алатырский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • ChuvashУлатăр районӗ
Sura River, Alatyrsky District
Location of Alatyrsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 54°55′00″N 46°45′00″E / 54.9167°N 46.75°E / 54.9167; 46.75
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvash Republic
Administrative centerAlatyr
Area
 • Total
1,940 km2 (750 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
17,244
 • Density8.89/km2 (23.0/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions16 rural settlement
 • Inhabited localities46 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asAlatyrsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID97603000
Websitehttp://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=55

Alatyrsky District (Russian: Ала́тырский райо́н; Chuvash: Улатăр районӗ, Ulatăr rayonĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 1,940 square kilometers (750 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Alatyr (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 17,244 (2010 census); 21,630 (2002 Census); 26,007 (1989 Soviet census).