Groznensky District

Groznensky District
Грозненский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • ChechenСоьлжа-ГӀалин кӀошт
Town in Groznensky District
Location of Groznensky District in the Chechen Republic
Coordinates: 43°19′N 45°41′E / 43.317°N 45.683°E / 43.317; 45.683
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChechen Republic
Established1934
Administrative centerTolstoy-Yurt
Area
 • Total
1,600 km2 (620 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
118,347
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions24 rural administration
 • Inhabited localities40 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asGroznensky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 25 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID96607000
Websitehttp://www.grozraion.ru/

Groznensky District (Russian: Гро́зненский райо́н; Chechen: Соьлжа-ГӀалин кӀошт, Sölƶa-Ġalin khoşt) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the central and western parts of the republic. The area of the district is 1,600 square kilometers (620 sq mi). The administrative center of the administrative district is the rural locality (a selo) of Tolstoy-Yurt; however, the city of Grozny serves as the administrative center of the municipal district, even though it is incorporated separately from it within the framework of municipal divisions. Population: 118,347 (2010 census); 126,940 (2002 Census); 100,150 (1989 Soviet census).