Muchkapsky District
Muchkapsky District
Мучкапский район (Russian) | |
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Location of Muchkapsky District in Tambov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 51°51′06″N 42°27′45″E / 51.85167°N 42.46250°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tambov Oblast |
| Established | 14 May 1928 |
| Administrative center | Muchkapsky |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,181 km2 (456 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,177 |
| • Density | 12.85/km2 (33.28/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 46.6% |
| • Rural | 53.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Settlement councils, 7 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 43 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Muchkapsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 68618000 |
| Website | http://r46.tambov.gov.ru/ |
Muchkapsky District (Russian: Мучка́пский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The district borders with Inzhanovsky District in the north, Romanovsky District of Saratov Oblast in the east, Gribanovsky District of Voronezh Oblast in the south, and with Uvarovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,181 square kilometers (456 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Muchkapsky. Population: 15,177 (2010 Census); 18,257 (2002 census); 20,746 (1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 46.6% of the district's total population.