Chernozemelsky District

Chernozemelsky District
Черноземельский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • KalmykХар Һазра район
Near Village Adyk, Chernozemelsky District
Location of Chernozemelsky District in the Republic of Kalmykia
Coordinates: 45°20′N 46°02′E / 45.333°N 46.033°E / 45.333; 46.033
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Kalmykia
Established1951
Administrative centerKomsomolsky
Area
 • Total
14,191.68 km2 (5,479.44 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
13,258
 • Density0.93421/km2 (2.4196/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions8 Rural administrations
 • Inhabited localities35 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asChernozemelsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID85642000
Websitehttp://chrmo.rk08.ru
Population of Chernozemelsky District
2010 Census13,258
2002 Census12,990
1989 Census16,840
1979 Census14,831

Chernozemelsky District (Russian: Черноземе́льский райо́н, [t͡ɕʲɪrnɐzʲɪˈmʲelskɪj raˈjon]; Kalmyk: Хар Һазра район, romanized: Har Ğazra rayon, [ˈxar ɣazəˈra raˈjon]) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 14,191.68 square kilometers (5,479.44 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Komsomolsky. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 13,258, with the population of Komsomolsky accounting for 34.1% of that number. It is the least densely populated district in the Southern Federal District.