Yalchiksky District

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Yalchiksky District (Russian: Яльчикский райо́н; Chuvash: Елчĕк районĕ) is a district (raion) of the Chuvash Republic, Russia. The district's administrative center, the village (selo) of Yalchiki, is located 190 kilometers (118 mi) from Chuvashia's capital city of Cheboksary. District's population: 25,033 (2002 Census); 28,549 (1989 Census); 35,200 (1979 Census). 97% of the population are Chuvash.

The district was formed on September 5, 1927. It is situated in the south-eastern part of Chuvashia, bordering the Republic of Tatarstan in the north, south, and east, Komsomolsky District in the west, and Batyrevsky District in the south-west.

The Head of the District Administration is Nikolay Petrovich Millin.