Melekessky District

Melekessky District (Russian: Мелеке́сский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,472.3 square kilometers (1,340.7 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the city of Dimitrovgrad (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[1] Population: 36,718 (2010 Census);^[3] 40,272 (2002 Census);^[7] 42,023 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Melekessky District Мелекесский район
District
Dubravka village, Melekessky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Melekessky District in Ulyanovsk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°14′N 49°35′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Ulyanovsk Oblast[1]
Established	16 July 1928
Administrative center	Dimitrovgrad[1]
Area [2]
• Total	3,472.3 km2 (1,340.7 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	36,718
• Density	11/km2 (27/sq mi)
• Urban	33.0%
• Rural	67.0%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	2 Settlement okrugs, 6 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[1]	2 urban-type settlements[4], 53 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Melekessky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	2 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+4 (UTC+04:00 [6])
OKTMO ID	73622000
Website	http://adm-melekess.ru/

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Melekessky District is one of the twenty-one in the oblast.^[1] The city of Dimitrovgrad serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Melekessky Municipal District.^[5] The city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad is incorporated separately from the district as Dimitrovgrad Urban Okrug.^[5]