Chkalovsky District
Чкаловский район
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Valery Chkalov Palace of Culture in Chkalovsk, Chkalovsky District
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Location of Chkalovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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Coordinates: 56°46′N 43°15′E / 56.767°N 43.250°E / 56.767; 43.250 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
Established | 1936[1] |
Abolished | May 24, 2015[2] |
Administrative center | Chkalovsk[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 861.5 km2 (332.6 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 21,963 |
• Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
• Urban | 63.5% |
• Rural | 36.5% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1Towns of district significance, 8 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1cities/towns, 228 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporatedas | Chkalovsky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
OKTMOID | 22755000 |
2010 Census | 21,963[3] |
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2002 Census | 25,509[6] |
1989 Census | 29,881[7] |
1979 Census | 31,819[8] |
Chkalovsky District (Russian: Чка́ловский райо́н) was an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It was located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district was 861.5 square kilometers (332.6 sq mi).[1] Its administrative center was the townofChkalovsk.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 21,963, with the population of Chkalovsk accounting for 56.3% of that number.[3]
The district was established in 1936[1]asVasilyevsky District (Васильевский район),[citation needed] but was renamed in 1937[1] in honor of Valery Chkalov. Per Law #67-Z of May 13, 2015, the district was transformed into a town of oblast significanceofChkalovsk.[2] In a similar manner, Law #59-Z of May 8, 2015 abolished Chkalovsky Municipal District and transformed it into Chkalovsk Urban Okrug.[9]
As of May 2015, the district was administratively divided into 1 town of district significance (Chkalovsk) and 8 selsoviets (comprising 228 rural localities).[1] Municipally, Chkalovsky Municipal District was divided into one urban settlement and eight rural settlements.[4]