Sunzhensky District, Republic of Ingushetia
Sunzhensky District
Сунженский район (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Ingush | Шолжа шахьар |
Entrance to the selo of Alkhasty in Sunzhensky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Sunzhensky District in the Republic of Ingushetia | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′N 45°04′E / 43.317°N 45.067°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Ingushetia |
| Established | 4 June 1992 |
| Administrative center | Sunzha |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,513 km2 (584 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 116,470 |
| • Density | 76.98/km2 (199.4/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 11 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Sunzhensky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 26610000 |
| Website | http://sunja-ri.ru |
| 2010 Census | 116,470 |
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| 2002 Census | 119,826 |
Sunzhensky District (Russian: Сунженский райо́н; Ingush: Шолжа шахьар, Šolža šaꜧar) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the four in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It is made up of territory that was formerly part of the Sunzha Cossack Okrug . It is located in the eastern and central parts of the republic. The area of the district is 1,513 square kilometers (584 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Sunzha (called stanitsa Ordzhonikidzevskaya before 2016). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 116,470, with the population of Sunzha accounting for 52.9% of that number.