Gorodovikovsky District
Городовиковский район
District
Other transcription(s)
 • KalmykБашнтан район
The Khagin-Sala River near the selo of Vesyoloye in Gorodovikovsky District
The Khagin-Sala River near the selo of Vesyoloye in Gorodovikovsky District
Coat of arms of Gorodovikovsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Gorodovikovsky District in the Republic of Kalmykia
Coordinates: 46°05′N 41°56′E / 46.083°N 41.933°E / 46.083; 41.933
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Kalmykia[1]
Established1920[1]
Administrative centerGorodovikovsk[1]
Area
[1]
 • Total1,099.05 km2 (424.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total17,295
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
15,533 (−10.2%)
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
 • Urban
55.3%
 • Rural
44.7%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns, 6 Rural administrations
 • Inhabited localities[1]1 cities/towns, 18 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asGorodovikovsky Municipal District[4]
 • Municipal divisions[4]1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID85605000
Websitehttp://agrmo.rk08.ru
Population of Gorodovikovsky District
2010 Census17,295[2]
2002 Census19,322[6]
1989 Census20,895[7]
1979 Census20,922[8]

Gorodovikovsky District (Russian: Городовико́вский райо́н; Kalmyk: Башнтан район, Başntan rayon) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] 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.[2]

History

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

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.[4] 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.[4] The town of Gorodovikovsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Decree #137
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Law #308-IV-Z
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  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).
  7. ^ 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.
  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] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.

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