Melekessky District (Russian: Мелеке́сский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] 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);[8] 42,023 (1989 Census).[9]

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
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	34,018 (−7.4%)
• 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[5], 53 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Melekessky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	2 Urban settlements, 6 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+4 (UTC+04:00 [7])
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.[6] The city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad is incorporated separately from the district as Dimitrovgrad Urban Okrug.[6]

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• Законодательное Собрание Ульяновской области. Закон №126-ЗО от 3 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области», в ред. Закона №225-ЗО от 29 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Ульяновской области "О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области" и Закон Ульяновской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области"». Опубликован: "Ульяновская правда", №77 (22.513), 6 октября 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Law #126-ZO of October 3, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #225-ZO of December 29, 2014 On Amending the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast" and the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast". ).
• Законодательное Собрание Ульяновской области. Закон №043-ЗО от 13 июля 2004 г. «О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области», в ред. Закона №225-ЗО от 29 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Ульяновской области "О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области" и Закон Ульяновской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Деловой Вестник", №78(2818), 20 июля 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Law #043-ZO of July 13, 2004 On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #225-ZO of December 29, 2014 On Amending the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast" and the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication.).

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