Groznensky District

Groznensky District (Russian: Гро́зненский райо́н; Chechen: Соьлжа-ГӀалин кӀошт, Sölƶa-Ġalin khoşt) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the central and western parts of the republic. The area of the district is 1,600 square kilometers (620 sq mi). The administrative center of the administrative district is the rural locality (a selo) of Tolstoy-Yurt; however, the city of Grozny serves as the administrative center of the municipal district, even though it is incorporated separately from it within the framework of municipal divisions. Population: 118,347(2010 Census); 126,940 (2002 Census); 100,150(1989 Census).

Groznensky District
Грозненский район
Other transcription(s)
  ChechenСоьлжа-ГӀалин кӀошт
Town in Groznensky District
Location of Groznensky District in the Chechen Republic
Coordinates: 43°19′N 45°41′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChechen Republic
Established1934
Administrative centerTolstoy-Yurt
Area
  Total1,600 km2 (600 sq mi)
Population
  Total118,347
  Estimate 
(2018)
130,905 (+10.6%)
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions24 rural administration
  Inhabited localities40 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asGroznensky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 25 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID96607000
Websitehttp://www.grozraion.ru/
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