Chitinsky District

Chitinsky District
Читинский район (Russian)
District
Molokovka Resort, Chita
Molokovka Resort, Chita
Flag of Chitinsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Chitinsky District
Coat of arms
Location of Chitinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 52°08′56″N 113°39′40″E / 52.149°N 113.661°E / 52.149; 113.661
CountryRussia
Federal subjectZabaykalsky Krai
EstablishedSeptember 26, 1937
Administrative centerChita
Area
 • Total
16,100 km2 (6,200 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
64,642
 • Estimate 
(2018)
64,922 (+0.4%)
 • Density4.02/km2 (10.4/sq mi)
 • Urban
32.9%
 • Rural
67.1%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 3 urban-type settlements, 55 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asChitinsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 20 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata)
OKTMO ID76650000
Websitehttp://xn--h1aaglud7a.xn--80aaaac8algcbgbck3fl0q.xn--p1ai/

Chitinsky District (Russian: Чити́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the west of the krai, and borders with Karymsky District in the east, Duldurginsky District in the south, and with Khiloksky District in the west. The area of the district is 16,100 square kilometers (6,200 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Chita. Population (excluding the administrative center): 64,642 (2010 census); 62,221 (2002 Census); 62,366 (1989 Soviet census).

History

The district was established on September 26, 1937.

Geography

The Yablonoi Mountains and the Chersky Range stretch from NE to SW across the district, one west and the other east of the city of Chita. The mountains are smooth and of moderate height. They are mainly covered by larch taiga. The Arakhley Lake is located west of Chita.

Administrative and municipal status

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

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

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities
  2. 1 2 "Chitinsky District, Encyclopedia of Trans-Baikal" (in Russian). Transbaikal State University. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  6. 1 2 3 Law #316-ZZK
  7. ↑ Law #317-ZZK
  8. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ↑ 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).
  10. ↑ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  11. ↑ Google Earth
  12. ↑ "Чикоконский хребет" [Chersky Range] (in Russian). Энциклопедия Забайкалья. Retrieved July 25, 2021. (in Russian)
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ 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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