Yashkulsky District
Yashkulsky District
Яшкульский район (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Kalmyk | Яшкулин район |
Road Construction in Yashkulsky District | |
Location of Yashkulsky District in the Republic of Kalmykia | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 45°21′E / 46.167°N 45.350°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Kalmykia |
| Established | 1920 |
| Administrative center | Yashkul |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,769.31 km2 (4,544.16 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,270 |
| • Density | 1.297/km2 (3.360/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 12 Rural administrations |
| • Inhabited localities | 27 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Yashkulsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 85654000 |
| Website | http://yashkulrmo.rk08.ru |
| 2010 Census | 15,270 |
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| 2002 Census | 15,734 |
| 1989 Census | 21,086 |
| 1979 Census | 20,296 |
Yashkulsky District (Russian: Я́шкульский райо́н; Kalmyk: Яшкулин район, Yaşkulin rayon) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the center and east of the republic. The area of the district is 11,769.31 square kilometers (4,544.16 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Yashkul. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 15,270, with the population of Yashkul accounting for 51.5% of that number.