Chekhovsky District
District in Moscow Oblast, Russia
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Chekhovsky District (Russian: Че́ховский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 865.85 square kilometers (334.31 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Chekhov.[1] Population: 115,301 (2010 census);[3] 109,668 (2002 Census);[6] 39,448 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Chekhov accounts for 52.7% of the district's total population.[3]
Chekhovsky District
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 Park with ponds: Pushkinskaya street, Chekhov, Chekhovsky District | |
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 Location of Chekhovsky District in Moscow Oblast (before July 2012) | |
| Coordinates: 55°09′N 37°29′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
| Established | 12 July 1929 |
| Administrative center | Chekhov[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 865.85 km2 (334.31 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 115,301 |
| • Density | 133.17/km2 (344.90/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 57.1% |
| • Rural | 42.9 |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 1 Work settlements, 3 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities[4] | 1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements[5], 144 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Chekhovsky Municipal District[2] |
| • Municipal divisions[2] | 2 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
| Website | http://www.chekhov-city.ru |
