Shelkovskoy District
Shelkovskoy District
Шелковской район (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chechen | Шелковскан кӀошт |
Tolstoy museum, Shelkovsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Shelkovskoy District in the Chechen Republic | |
| Coordinates: 43°30′32″N 46°19′57″E / 43.5089°N 46.3325°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chechen Republic |
| Established | 1923 |
| Administrative center | Shelkovskaya |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 53,548 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 19 rural administration |
| • Inhabited localities | 25 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Shelkovskoy Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 96640000 |
| Website | http://chr-shelkovskoy.ru/ |
Shelkovskoy District (Russian: Шелковско́й райо́н; Chechen: Шелковскан кӀошт, Şelkovskan khoşt) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 3,000 square kilometers (1,200 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a stanitsa) of Shelkovskaya. Population: 53,548 (2010 census); 50,233 (2002 Census); 44,975 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Shelkovskaya accounts for 20.8% of the district's total population.