Chernoyarsky District

Chernoyarsky District (Russian: Черноя́рский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the eleven in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 4,217.99 square kilometers (1,628.58 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Chyorny Yar. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,220, with the population of Chyorny Yar accounting for 38.5% of that number.

Chernoyarsky District
Черноярский район
Welcome sign at the entrance to the selo of Chyorny Yar, the administrative center of Chernoyarsky District
Location of Chernoyarsky District in Astrakhan Oblast
Coordinates: 48°04′N 46°07′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAstrakhan Oblast
EstablishedJuly 1928 (first),
March 2, 1964 (second)
Administrative centerChyorny Yar
Area
  Total4,217.99 km2 (1,628.58 sq mi)
Population
  Total20,220
  Estimate 
(2018)
19,118 (−5.5%)
  Density4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions2 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities17 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asChernoyarsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 2 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 )
OKTMO ID12650000
Websitehttp://admcherjar.ru/swp
Population of Chernoyarsky District
2010 Census20,220
2002 Census21,293
1989 Census20,966
1979 Census20,709
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.