Krasnochetaysky District (Russian: Красночета́йский райо́н; Chuvash: Хĕрлĕ Чутай районӗ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with Yadrinsky District in the north, Morgaushsky District in the east, Alikovsky and Shumerlinsky Districts in the south, and with Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 691.6 square kilometers (267.0 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Krasnye Chetai.[1] Population: 16,941 (2010 Census);[3] 21,117 (2002 Census);[7] 24,589 (1989 Census).[8] The population of Krasnye Chetai accounts for 15.5% of the district's total population.[3]

Krasnochetaysky District Красночетайский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Chuvash	Хĕрлĕ Чутай районӗ
Pond in Krasnochetaysky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Krasnochetaysky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55°40′0″N 46°15′0″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chuvash Republic[1]
Established	September 27, 1944[2]
Administrative center	Krasnye Chetai[1]
Area [2]
• Total	691.6 km2 (267.0 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	16,941
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	13,960 (−17.6%)
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	10 rural settlement
• Inhabited localities	70 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Krasnochetaysky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	0 Urban settlements, 10 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	97626000
Website	http://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=69

History

The district was formed on September 27, 1944.[2]

Notable people

• Anatoly Danilov (born 1954), painter

References

Notes

Sources

• Государственный Совет Чувашской Республики. Закон №28 от 19 декабря 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чувашской Республики», в ред. Закона №37 от 30 июля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Чувашской Республики и признании утратившим силу Закона Чувашской Республики "О едином балансе активов и пассивов Чувашской Республики"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости Государственного Совета ЧР", №23, 1998. (State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Law #28 of December 19, 1997 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Chuvash Republic, as amended by the Law #37 of July 30, 2013 On Amending Several Legislative Acts of the Chuvash Republic and on Abrogating the Law of the Chuvash Republic "On Consolidated Balance of Assets and Liabilities of the Chuvash Republic". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Государственный Совет Чувашской Республики. Закон №37 от 24 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Чувашской Республики и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа», в ред. Закона №54 от 9 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Чувашской Республики "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Чувашской Республики и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика", №49-50, 30 ноября 2004 г. (State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Law #37 of November 24, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Chuvash Republic and on Granting Them Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #54 of October 9, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Chuvash Republic "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Chuvash Republic and on Granting Them Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication date.).