Chernsky District
Чернский район | |
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Coordinates: 53°27′00″N 36°54′36″E / 53.45000°N 36.91000°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tula Oblast[1] |
Established | 15 July 1924 |
Administrative center | Chern[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,614 km2 (623 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,476 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 19,732 (−3.6%) |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
• Urban | 36.8% |
• Rural | 63.2% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 2 Urban-type settlements, 24 Rural administrations |
• Inhabited localities[5] | 2 Urban-type settlements[6], 266 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Chernsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 2 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 70646000 |
Website | https://chern.tularegion.ru/ |
Chernsky District (Russian: Че́рнский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Chernsky Municipal District.[5] It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,614 square kilometers (623 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Chern.[1] Population: 20,476 (2010 Census);[3] 23,006 (2002 Census);[8] 22,605 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Chern accounts for 31.3% of the district's total population.[3]