Sunzhensky District
Сунженский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Ingush | Шолжа шахьар |
Coordinates: 43°19′N 45°04′E / 43.317°N 45.067°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Ingushetia[1] |
Established | 4 June 1992 |
Administrative center | Sunzha[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,513 km2 (584 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 116,470 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities | 11 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Sunzhensky Municipal District[2] |
• Municipal divisions[2] | 0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [3]) |
OKTMO ID | 26610000 |
Website | http://sunja-ri.ru |
2010 Census | 116,470[1] |
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2002 Census | 119,826[4] |
Sunzhensky District (Russian: Сунженский райо́н; Ingush: Шолжа шахьар, Šolža šaꜧar) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the four in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It is made up of territory that was formerly part of the Sunzha Cossack Okrug . It is located in the eastern and central parts of the republic. The area of the district is 1,513 square kilometers (584 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Sunzha (called stanitsa Ordzhonikidzevskaya before 2016).[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 116,470, with the population of Sunzha accounting for 52.9% of that number.[1]