Chkalovsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

{{Other places3|Chkalovsky District}}

{{Infobox Russian district

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|ru_name=Чкаловский район

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|map_caption=Location of Chkalovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

|image_view=Chkalovsk Palace of Culture named Valery Chkalov 2011.jpg

|image_caption=Valery Chkalov Palace of Culture in Chkalovsk, Chkalovsky District

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|federal_subject=Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

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|adm_data_as_of=May 2015

|adm_ctr_type=town

|adm_ctr_name=Chkalovsk

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|town_of_district_significance_type=Towns of district significance

|no_of_towns_of_district_significance=1

|selsoviet_type1=Selsoviets

|no_of_selsoviets_type1=8

|no_of_cities_towns=1

|no_of_rural_localities=228

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|area_of_what=administrative district

|area_as_of=May 2015

|area_km2=861.5

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|pop_2010census=21963

|urban_pop_2010census=63.5%

|rural_pop_2010census=36.5%

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|established_date=1936

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|prev_name1=Vasilyevsky District{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

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|abolished_date=May 24, 2015

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|date=January 2017

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{{Infobox

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|title=Population of Chkalovsky District

|label1=2010 Census

|data1=21,963

|label2=2002 Census

|data2=25,509{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}

|label3=1989 Census

|data3=29,881{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}}

|label4=1979 Census

|data4=31,819{{ru-pop-ref|1979Census}}

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Chkalovsky District ({{langx|ru|Чка́ловский райо́н}}) was an administrativeOrder #3-od; revision prior to May 22, 2015 and municipalResolution #670; revision as of August 28, 2014 district (raion) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It was located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district was {{convert|861.5|km2|sp=us}}. Its administrative center was the town of Chkalovsk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 21,963, with the population of Chkalovsk accounting for 56.3% of that number.{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}

History

The district was established in 1936 as Vasilyevsky District ({{lang|ru|Васильевский район}}),{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} but was renamed in 1937 in honor of Valery Chkalov. Per Law #67-Z of May 13, 2015, the district was transformed into a town of oblast significance of Chkalovsk.Law #67-Z In a similar manner, Law #59-Z of May 8, 2015 abolished Chkalovsky Municipal District and transformed it into Chkalovsk Urban Okrug.Law #59-Z

Administrative and municipal divisions

As of May 2015, the district was administratively divided into 1 town of district significance (Chkalovsk) and 8 selsoviets (comprising 228 rural localities). Municipally, Chkalovsky Municipal District was divided into one urban settlement and eight rural settlements.

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Category:Districts of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Category:States and territories established in 1936

Category:1936 establishments in the Soviet Union

Category:States and territories disestablished in 2015