Tselinny District (Russian: Цели́нный райо́н; Kalmyk: Целинн район Ţelinn rayon) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Troitskoye.[1] As of the 2010 census, the total population of the district was 20,051, with the population of Troitskoye accounting for 59.6%.[2]

Tselinny District Целинный район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Kalmyk	Целинн район
A lone poplar, a protected area of Russia in Tselinny District
Coat of arms
Location of Tselinny District in the Republic of Kalmykia
Coordinates: 46°25′N 44°15′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Kalmykia[1]
Established	1938[1]
Administrative center	Troitskoye[1]
Area [1]
• Total	5,258.18 km2 (2,030.19 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	20,051
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	20,331 (+1.4%)
• Density	3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	11 rural administration
• Inhabited localities[1]	25 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Tselinny Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	0 Urban settlements, 11 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	85637000
Website	http://celinrmo.rk08.ru

Geography

The district is located in the west of Kalmykia, in the area of the Yergeni hills.[9] The area of the district is 5,258.18 square kilometers (2,030.19 sq mi).[1]

History

The district was established in 1938.[1]

Population

Ethnic composition (2010):[10]

• Kalmyks – 59.2%
• Russians – 32.1%
• Dargins – 3.3%
• Chechens – 1.8%
• Others – 3.6%

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tselinny District is one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia.[1] The district is divided into eleven rural administrations which comprise twenty-five rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tselinny Municipal District.[4] Its eleven rural administrations are incorporated as eleven rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Troitskoye serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.

References

Notes

Sources

• Президент Республики Калмыкия. Приложение к Указу №137 от 25 июня 2002 г. «Реестр административно-территориальных единиц Республики Калмыкия», в ред. Указа №103 от 27 июня 2011 г «О внесении изменений в Реестр административно-территориальных единиц Республики Калмыкия, утверждённый Указом Президента Республики Калмыкия от 26 декабря 2001 г. №235 "Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц Республики Калмыкия"». (President of the Republic of Kalmykia. Appendix to Decree #137 of June 25, 2002 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Republic of Kalmykia, as amended by the Decree #103 of June 27, 2011 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Republic of Kalmykia, Adopted by Decree #235 of the President of the Republic of Kalmykia of December 26, 2001 "On Adopting the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Republic of Kalmykia". ).
• Народный Хурал (Парламент) Республики Калмыкия. Закон №308-IV-З от 23 ноября 2011 г. «О некоторых вопросах организации местного самоуправления в Республики Калмыкия», в ред. Закона №105-V-З от 6 марта 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 13.1 Закона Республики Калмыкия "О некоторых вопросах организации местного самоуправления в Республики Калмыкия"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Хальмг Унн", №214, 24 ноября 2011 г. (People's Khural (Parliament) of the Republic of Kalmykia. Law #308-IV-Z of November 23, 2011 On Various Issues of the Organization of the Local Self-Government in the Republic of Kalmykia, as amended by the Law #105-V-Z of March 6, 2015 On Amending Article 13.1 of the Law of the Republic of Kalmykia "On Various Issues of the Organization of the Local Self-Government in the Republic of Kalmykia". Effective as of after 10 days since the day of the official publication.).

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