Melekessky District

Melekessky District
Мелекесский район
Dubravka village, Melekessky District
Dubravka village, Melekessky District
Flag of Melekessky District
Coat of arms of Melekessky District
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Location of Melekessky District in Ulyanovsk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°14′N 49°35′E / 54.233°N 49.583°E / 54.233; 49.583
CountryRussia
Federal subjectUlyanovsk Oblast[1]
Established16 July 1928Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerDimitrovgrad[1]
Area
 • Total
3,472.3 km2 (1,340.7 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
36,718
 • Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Urban
33.0%
 • Rural
67.0%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions2 Settlement okrugs, 6 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[1]2 Urban-type settlements[4], 53 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asMelekessky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]2 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC+04:00 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID73622000
Websitehttp://adm-melekess.ru/

Melekessky District (Russian: Мелеке́сский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,472.3 square kilometers (1,340.7 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the city of Dimitrovgrad (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] Population: 36,718 (2010 Census);[3] 40,272 (2002 Census);[7] 42,023 (1989 Soviet census).[8]

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #126-ZO
  2. ^ a b "General Information" (in Russian). Melekessky District. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  5. ^ a b c Law #043-ZO
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ 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.