Shchyolkovsky District
Щёлковский район | |
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Coordinates: 55°55′01″N 37°58′52″E / 55.91694°N 37.98111°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
Administrative center | Shchyolkovo[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 704.88 km2 (272.16 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 193,629 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
• Urban | 82.2% |
• Rural | 17.8% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 4 Work settlements and suburban settlements, 5 Rural settlements |
• Inhabited localities[4] | 1 cities/towns, 4 Urban-type settlements[5], 92 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Shchyolkovsky Municipal District[2] |
• Municipal divisions[2] | 5 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 46788000 |
Website | http://www.shchyolkovo.ru/ |
Shchyolkovsky District (Russian: Щёлковский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 704.88 square kilometers (272.16 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the city of Shchyolkovo.[1] Population: 193,629 (2010 Census);[3] 211,560 (2002 Census);[7] 101,216 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Shchyolkovo accounts for 57.0% of the district's total population.[3]