Chebarkulsky District

Chebarkulsky District (Russian: Чебарку́льский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.^[1] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,879 square kilometers (1,112 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the town of Chebarkul (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[1] Population: 29,606 (2010 Census);^[2] 29,251 (2002 Census);^[4] 34,244 (1989 Soviet census).^[5]

Chebarkulsky District Чебаркульский район
District
Lake Chebarkul, Chebarkulsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Chebarkulsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°58′40″N 60°22′12″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chelyabinsk Oblast[1]
Established	18 January 1935
Administrative center	Chebarkul[1]
Area
• Total	2,879 km2 (1,112 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	29,606
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	9 selsoviet
• Inhabited localities[1]	56 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Chebarkulsky Municipal District[1]
• Municipal divisions[1]	0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [3])
OKTMO ID	75657000
Website	http://ch-adm.ru/

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chebarkulsky District is one of the twenty-seven in the oblast.^[1] The town of Chebarkul serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Chebarkulsky Municipal District.^[1] The Town of Chebarkul is incorporated separately from the district as Chebarkulsky Urban Okrug.^[1]