Chernyshkovsky District (Russian: Черны́шковский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Chernyshkovsky Municipal District.[7] It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,079.96 square kilometers (1,189.18 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Chernyshkovsky.[2] Population: 16,873 (2010 Russian census);[4] 18,326 (2002 Census);[9] 19,317 (1989 Soviet census).[10] The population of the administrative center accounts for 32.0% of the district's total population.[4]
Chernyshkovsky District
Чернышковский район | |
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Coordinates: 48°25′N 42°14′E / 48.417°N 42.233°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast[1] |
Established | 25 January 1935 |
Administrative center | Chernyshkovsky[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,079.96 km2 (1,189.18 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 16,873 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 15,553 (−7.8%) |
• Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
• Urban | 32.0% |
• Rural | 68.0% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements, 11 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities | 1 Urban-type settlements[6], 44 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Chernyshkovsky Municipal District[7] |
• Municipal divisions[7] | 1 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [8]) |
OKTMO ID | 18658000 |
Website | http://www.chernyshki.ru |