Alikovsky District

District in Chuvash Republic, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alikovsky District (Russian: А́ликовский райо́н; Chuvash: Элӗк районӗ, Elĕk rayonĕ) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] 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).^[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Alikovo.^[1] Population: 18,282 (2010 census);^[4] 21,745 (2002 census);^[7] 23,575 (1989 Soviet census).^[8] The population of Alikovo accounts for 14.5% of the district's total population.^[4]

ChuvashЭлӗк районӗ

CountryRussia

EstablishedOctober 1, 1927^[2]

Administrative centerAlikovo^[1]

Quick facts Аликовский район (Russian), Other transcription(s) ...

Alikovsky District Аликовский район (Russian)
District
Other transcription(s)
• Chuvash	Элӗк районӗ
Shopping center in Alikovo, Alikovsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Alikovsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55°44′09″N 46°44′08″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chuvash Republic^[1]
Established	October 1, 1927^[2]
Administrative center	Alikovo^[1]
Area ^[3]
• Total	554.1 km² (213.9 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)^[4]
• Total	18,282
• Density	32.99/km² (85.45/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	12 rural settlement
• Inhabited localities	115 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Alikovsky Municipal District^[5]
• Municipal divisions^[5]	0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK ^[6])
OKTMO ID	97605000
Website	http://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=57

History

The district was formed on October 1, 1927.^[2]

Economy

There is a construction plant in Alikovo.

Transportation

The Cheboksary–Yadrin and the Cheboksary–Krasnye Chetay autoroute cross the territory of the district.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, 97.55% of the raion's population was ethnically Chuvash, 1.76% of the population was ethnically Russian, and the remaining 0.69% of the population was from other ethnic groups.^[9]

Education

There is a middle school in Alikovo.

Culture

There is the Alikovo District Literary and Local Lore Museum, a people's theater, a folk band, a veteran's orchestra, a school's brass band, and a chorus. Regional Chuvash music festival "Vir'yal shevlisem" (lit. Viryal's pancakes) takes place in May of each year.

Notable people

Alexander Artemiev, writer and poet
Anatoly Serep, writer and poet
Arcady Aris, writer
Arkady Malov, poet and translator
Boris Markov, actor, director
Gerasim Pileš, writer and playwright
Ille Toktash, writer and poet
Nikita Larionov, writer and poet
Nikolai Yut, writer, folklorist, and literature critic
Stanislav Voronov, artist

References

Notes

[1]
Law #28
[2]
"History of the Region". Alikovsky District (official site). Alikovsky District. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
[3]
"General Information" (in Russian). Alikovsky District. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
[4]
Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
[5]
Law #37
[6]
"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
[7]
Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
[8]
Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
[9]
Итоги::Чувашстат. Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2020-06-16.

Sources

Государственный Совет Чувашской Республики. Закон №28 от 19 декабря 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чувашской Республики», в ред. Закона №37 от 30 июля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Чувашской Республики и признании утратившим силу Закона Чувашской Республики "О едином балансе активов и пассивов Чувашской Республики"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости Государственного Совета ЧР", №23, 1998. (State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Law #28 of December 19, 1997 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Chuvash Republic, as amended by the Law #37 of July 30, 2013 On Amending Several Legislative Acts of the Chuvash Republic and on Abrogating the Law of the Chuvash Republic "On Consolidated Balance of Assets and Liabilities of the Chuvash Republic". Effective as of the official publication date.).
Государственный Совет Чувашской Республики. Закон №37 от 24 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Чувашской Республики и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа», в ред. Закона №54 от 9 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Чувашской Республики "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Чувашской Республики и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика", №49-50, 30 ноября 2004 г. (State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Law #37 of November 24, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Chuvash Republic and on Granting Them Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #54 of October 9, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Chuvash Republic "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Chuvash Republic and on Granting Them Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication date.).