Alikovsky District

Alikovsky District (Russian: А́ликовский райо́н; Chuvash: Элӗк районӗ, Elĕk rayonĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwestern central part of the republic and borders with Morgaushsky and Yadrinsky Districts in the north, Krasnoarmeysky District in the east, Vurnarsky and Shumerlinsky Districts in the south, and with Krasnochetaysky District in the west. The area of the district is 554.1 square kilometers (213.9 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Alikovo. Population: 18,282(2010 Census); 21,745(2002 Census); 23,575(1989 Census). The population of Alikovo accounts for 14.5% of the district's total population.

Alikovsky District
Аликовский район
Other transcription(s)
  ChuvashЭлӗк районӗ
Shopping center in Alikovo, Alikovsky District
Location of Alikovsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55°44′09″N 46°44′08″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvash Republic
EstablishedOctober 1, 1927
Administrative centerAlikovo
Area
  Total554.1 km2 (213.9 sq mi)
Population
  Total18,282
  Estimate 
(2018)
15,563 (−14.9%)
  Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions12 rural settlement
  Inhabited localities115 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asAlikovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID97605000
Websitehttp://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=57
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