Chitinsky District

Chitinsky District
Читинский район (Russian)

Location of Chitinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Administrative structure (as of January 2012)
Administrative center city of Chita[1]
Inhabited localities:[1]
Cities/towns 1
Urban-type settlements 3
Rural localities 55
Municipal structure (as of November 2011)
Municipally incorporated as Chitinsky Municipal District[2]
Municipal divisions:[3]
Urban settlements 2
Rural settlements 20
Also municipally incorporated as Chita Urban Okrug[2]
Statistics
Area 16,220 km2 (6,260 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 64,642 inhabitants[4]
- Urban 32.9%
- Rural 67.1%
Population (2013 est.) 65,134 inhabitants
Density 3.99/km2 (10.3/sq mi)[5]
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[6]
Established September 26, 1937[1]
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Chitinsky District (Russian: Чити́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.[1] It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is 16,220 square kilometers (6,260 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Chita.[1] Population (excluding the administrative center): 64,642(2010 Census);[4] 62,221 (2002 Census);[7] 62,366(1989 Census).[8]

History

The district was established on September 26, 1937.[1]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chitinsky District is one of the thirty-one in the krai.[1] The city of Chita serves as its administrative center.[1]

As a municipal division, the territory of the district is split between two municipal formations—Chitinsky Municipal District,[2] to which three urban-type settlements and fifty-four of the administrative district's rural localities belong,[9] and Chita Urban Okrug,[2] which covers the rest of the administrative district's territory, including the city of Chita and the remaining rural locality.[10]

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #316-ZZK
  3. Law #317-ZZK
  4. 4.0 4.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. 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.).
  7. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. The Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities lists one city, three urban-type settlements, and fifty-four rural localities in Chitinsky District. Three urban-type settlements and fifty-four rural localities are listed as a part of Chitinsky Municipal District in Law #317-ZZK.
  10. The Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities lists one city, three urban-type settlements, and fifty-four rural localities in Chitinsky District. The city of Chita and one rural locality are listed as a part of Chita Urban Okrug in Law #316-ZZK.

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