Alikovsky District
Аликовский район
District
Other transcription(s)
 • ChuvashЭлӗк районӗ
Shopping center in Alikovo, Alikovsky District
Shopping center in Alikovo, Alikovsky District
Flag of Alikovsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Alikovsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Alikovsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55°44′09″N 46°44′08″E / 55.73583°N 46.73556°E / 55.73583; 46.73556
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvash Republic[1]
EstablishedOctober 1, 1927[2]
Administrative centerAlikovo[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total554.1 km2 (213.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total18,282
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
15,563 (−14.9%)
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions12 rural settlement
 • Inhabited localities115 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asAlikovsky Municipal District[6]
 • Municipal divisions[6]0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
OKTMO ID97605000
Websitehttp://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=57

Alikovsky District (Russian: А́ликовский райо́н; Chuvash: Элӗк районӗ, Elĕk rayonĕ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwestern central part of the republic and borders with Morgaushsky and Yadrinsky Districts in the north, Krasnoarmeysky District in the east, Vurnarsky and Shumerlinsky Districts in the south, and with Krasnochetaysky District in the west. The area of the district is 554.1 square kilometers (213.9 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Alikovo.[1] Population: 18,282 (2010 Census);[4] 21,745 (2002 Census);[8] 23,575 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Alikovo accounts for 14.5% of the district's total population.[4]

History

The district was formed on October 1, 1927.[2]

Economy

There is a construction plant in Alikovo.

Transportation

The Cheboksary–Yadrin and the Cheboksary–Krasnye Chetay autoroute cross the territory of the district.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, 97.55% of the raion's population was ethnically Chuvash, 1.76% of the population was ethnically Russian, and the remaining 0.69% of the population was from other ethnic groups.[10]

Education

There is a middle school in Alikovo.

Culture

There is the Alikovo District Literary and Local Lore Museum, a people's theater, a folk band, a veteran's orchestra, a school's brass band, and a chorus. Regional Chuvash music festival "Vir'yal shevlisem" (lit. Viryal's pancakes) takes place in May of each year.

Notable people

Further reading

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Law #28
  2. ^ a b "History of the Region". Alikovsky District (official site). Alikovsky District. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b "General Information" (in Russian). Alikovsky District. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c 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.
  5. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Law #37
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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).
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Итоги::Чувашстат. Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2020-06-16.

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