Gorodovikovsky District

Gorodovikovsky District
Городовиковский район (Russian)
Башнтан район (Kalmyk)

Location of Gorodovikovsky District in the Republic of Kalmykia
Coordinates: 46°05′N 41°56′E / 46.083°N 41.933°E / 46.083; 41.933Coordinates: 46°05′N 41°56′E / 46.083°N 41.933°E / 46.083; 41.933

The Khagin-Sala River near the selo of Vesyoloye in Gorodovikovsky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Kalmykia[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2011)
Administrative center town of Gorodovikovsk[1]
Administrative divisions:[1]
Towns 1
Rural administrations 6
Inhabited localities:[1]
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 18
Municipal structure (as of March 2015)
Municipally incorporated as Gorodovikovsky Municipal District[2]
Municipal divisions:[2]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 6
Statistics
Area (June 2011) 1,099.05 km2 (424.35 sq mi)[1]
Population (2010 Census) 17,295 inhabitants[3]
 Urban 55.3%
 Rural 44.7%
Density 15.74/km2 (40.8/sq mi)[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Established 1920[1]
Previous names Zapadny District (until April 1960)
Official website
Gorodovikovsky District on WikiCommons
Population of Gorodovikovsky District
2010 Census 17,295[3]
2002 Census 19,322[6]
1989 Census 20,895[7]
1979 Census 20,922[8]

Gorodovikovsky District (Russian: Городовико́вский райо́н; Kalmyk: Башнтан район, Bašntan rajon) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 1,099.05 square kilometers (424.35 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center is the town of Gorodovikovsk.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,295, with the population of Gorodovikovsk accounting for 55.3% of that number.[3]

History

The district was established in 1920.[1] Until April 1960, the district was known as Zapadny District (Западный район).

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorodovikovsky District is one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia.[1] It is divided into one town (an administrative division with the administrative center in the town (an inhabited locality) of Gorodovikovsk) and six rural administrations, which comprise eighteen rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Gorodovikovsky Municipal District.[2] The Town of Gorodovikovsk is incorporated as an urban settlement, and the six rural administration are incorporated as six rural settlements within the municipal district.[2] The town of Gorodovikovsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[2] district.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Decree #137
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Law #308-IV-Z
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. 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 is only approximate 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.
  5. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России. (All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.

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