Melekessky District
Melekessky District
Мелекесский район (Russian) | |
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Dubravka village, Melekessky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Melekessky District in Ulyanovsk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 54°14′N 49°35′E / 54.233°N 49.583°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ulyanovsk Oblast |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Dimitrovgrad |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,472.3 km2 (1,340.7 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 36,718 |
| • Density | 10.575/km2 (27.388/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 33.0% |
| • Rural | 67.0% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 2 Settlement okrugs, 6 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities | 2 urban-type settlements, 53 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Melekessky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 2 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (UTC+04:00 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 73622000 |
| Website | http://adm-melekess.ru/ |
Melekessky District (Russian: Мелеке́сский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,472.3 square kilometers (1,340.7 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Dimitrovgrad (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 36,718 (2010 Census); 40,272 (2002 census); 42,023 (1989 Soviet census).