Chkalovsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Chkalovsky District
Чкаловский район (Russian) | |
|---|---|
Valery Chkalov Palace of Culture in Chkalovsk, Chkalovsky District | |
|
Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Chkalovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 56°46′N 43°15′E / 56.767°N 43.250°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Established | 1936 |
| Abolished | May 24, 2015 |
| Administrative center | Chkalovsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 861.5 km2 (332.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,963 |
| • Density | 25.49/km2 (66.03/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 63.5% |
| • Rural | 36.5% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 8 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 228 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Chkalovsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 22755000 |
| 2010 Census | 21,963 |
|---|---|
| 2002 Census | 25,509 |
| 1989 Census | 29,881 |
| 1979 Census | 31,819 |
Chkalovsky District (Russian: Чка́ловский райо́н) was an administrative and municipal district (raion) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It was located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district was 861.5 square kilometers (332.6 sq mi). Its administrative center was the town of Chkalovsk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 21,963, with the population of Chkalovsk accounting for 56.3% of that number.