Chkalovsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

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Chkalovsky District
Чкаловский район (Russian)
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Location of Chkalovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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Valery Chkalov Palace of Culture in Chkalovsk, Chkalovsky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as of February 2014)
Administrative center town of Chkalovsk[1]
Administrative divisions:[1]
Towns of district significance 1
Selsoviets 8
Inhabited localities:[1]
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 228
Municipal structure (as of January 2015)
Municipally incorporated as Chkalovsky Municipal District[2]
Municipal divisions:[2]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 8
Statistics
Area (administrative district) (February 2014) 861.5 km2 (332.6 sq mi)[1]
Population (2010 Census) 21,963 inhabitants[3]
• Urban 63.5%
• Rural 36.5%
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Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Established 1936[1]
Previous names Vasilyevsky District (until 1937)[citation needed]
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Chkalovsky District]] on WikiCommons

Chkalovsky District (Russian: Чка́ловский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 861.5 square kilometers (332.6 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the town of Chkalovsk.[1] Population: 21,963 (2010 Census);[3] 25,509 (2002 Census);[6] 29,881 (1989 Census).[7] The population of Chkalovsk accounts for 56.3% of the district's total population.[3]

History

The district was established in 1936[1] as Vasilyevsky District (Васильевский район), but was renamed in honor of Valery Chkalov in 1937.[citation needed]

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Order #3-od
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Resolution #670
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  5. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
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Sources

  • Государственно-правовой департамент Нижегородской области. Приказ №3-од от 23 января 2015 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных образований, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Нижегородской области». Опубликован: Эталонный банк данных правовой информации Губернатора и Правительства Нижегородской области. (State Legal Department of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Order #3-od of January 23, 2015 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations, Urban and Rural Localities of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. ).
  • Правительство Нижегородской области. Постановление №670 от 11 сентября 2009 г. «О перечне муниципальных образований Нижегородской области», в ред. Постановления №587 от 29 августа 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в перечень муниципальных образований Нижегородской области, утверждённый Постановлением Правительства Нижегородской области от 11 сентября 2009 г. №670». Опубликован: "Нижегородские новости", №177(4309), 1 октября 2009 г. (Government of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Resolution #670 of September 11, 2009 On the Registry of the Municipal Formations of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #587 of August 29, 2004 On Amending the Registry of the Municipal Formations of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Adopted by Resolution #670 of the Government of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of September 11, 2009. ).