Shchyokinsky District

Shchyokinsky District
Щёкинский район
Yasnaya Polyana, Home of Leo Tolstoy, Shchyokinsky District
Yasnaya Polyana, Home of Leo Tolstoy, Shchyokinsky District
Flag of Shchyokinsky District
Coat of arms of Shchyokinsky District
Map
Location of Shchyokinsky District in Tula Oblast
Coordinates: 54°00′32″N 37°30′01″E / 54.00889°N 37.50028°E / 54.00889; 37.50028
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTula Oblast[1]
Established1 July 1924Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerShchyokino[1]
Area
 • Total1,393.4 km2 (538.0 sq mi)
Population
 • Total106,595
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban
73.6%
 • Rural
26.4%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions2 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 asShchyokinsky Municipal District[4]
 • Municipal divisions[4]4 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID70648000
Websitehttp://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]

  1. ^ a b c d Law #954-ZTO
  2. ^ a b "General Information" (in Russian). Shchyokinsky District. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d Law #552-ZTO
  5. ^ 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.
  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.