Kalachyovsky District

Not to be confused with Kalacheyevsky District.

Kalachyovsky District (Russian: Калачёвский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Kalachyovsky Municipal District.^[6] It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 4,200 square kilometers (1,600 sq mi).^[4] Its administrative center is the town of Kalach-na-Donu.^[3] As of the 2021 Census, the total population of the district was 47,566, with the population of Kalach-na-Donu accounting for 37,1% of that number.^[8]

Kalachyovsky District Калачёвский район
District
Water protection zone near the Karpovka River in Kalachyovsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kalachyovsky District in Volgograd Oblast
Coordinates: 48°41′N 43°32′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Volgograd Oblast[1]
Established	1928[2]
Administrative center	Kalach-na-Donu[3]
Area [4]
• Total	4,200 km2 (1,600 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	58,524
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
• Urban	46.0%
• Rural	54.0%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Towns of district significance, 12 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities	1 cities/towns, 46 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Kalachyovsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
OKTMO ID	18616000
Website	http://kalachadmin.ru

Population of Kalachyovsky District

2021 Census	47,566[8]
2010 Census	58,524[5]
2002 Census	62,228[9]
1989 Census	53,058[10]
1979 Census	53,549[11]

History

The district was established in 1928 within Lower Volga Krai.^[2] When Lower Volga Krai was split into Stalingrad and Saratov Krais in 1934, the district remained a part of the former.^[2] In 1936, Stalingrad Krai was transformed into Stalingrad Oblast, which was renamed Volgograd Oblast in 1961.