Shchyokinsky District
Щёкинский район | |
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Coordinates: 54°00′32″N 37°30′01″E / 54.00889°N 37.50028°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tula Oblast[1] |
Established | 1 July 1924 |
Administrative center | Shchyokino[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,393.4 km2 (538.0 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 106,595 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
• Urban | 73.6% |
• Rural | 26.4% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 2 Towns under district jurisdiction, 2 Urban-type settlements, 21 Rural administrations |
• Inhabited localities[4] | 2 cities/towns, 2 Urban-type settlements[5], 247 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Shchyokinsky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 4 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 70648000 |
Website | http://www.schekino.ru/ |
Shchyokinsky District (Russian: Щёкинский райо́н, Çjokinskij rajón) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia.[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Shchyokinsky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,393.4 square kilometers (538.0 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Shchyokino.[1] Population: 106,595 (2010 Census);[3] 43,064 (2002 Census);[7] 48,434 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of the administrative center accounts for 54.5% of the district's total population.[3]