Cheremkhovsky District
District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cheremkhovsky District (Russian: Черемхо́вский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Cheremkhovsky Municipal District.[7] It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 9,887.42 square kilometers (3,817.55 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Cheremkhovo[3] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 30,114.[4]
Cheremkhovsky District
Черемховский район | |
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 Bridge on the embankment in Svirsk, Cheremkhovsky District | |
 Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Cheremkhovsky District in Irkutsk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°09′N 103°04′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1926[2] |
| Administrative center | Cheremkhovo[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,900 km2 (3,800 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 30,114 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 26.0% |
| • Rural | 74.0% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[5] | 1 urban-type settlements[6], 99 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Cheremkhovsky Municipal District[7] |
| • Municipal divisions[7] | 1 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [8]) |
| OKTMO ID | 25648000 |
| Website | https://cherraion.ru/ |
| 2010 Census | 30,114[4] |
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| 2002 Census | 32,746[9] |
| 1989 Census | 36,127[10] |
| 1979 Census | 35,556[11] |
History
The district was established in 1926.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Cheremkhovsky District is one of the thirty-three in the oblast.[1] The town of Cheremkhovo serves as its administrative center,[3] 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 Cheremkhovsky Municipal District.[7] The Town of Cheremkhovo is incorporated separately from the district as Cheremkhovo Urban Okrug.[12]
References
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