Krasnochikoysky District
District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
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Krasnochikoysky District (Russian: Красночикойский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai, and borders with Khiloksky District in the north, Ulyotovsky District in the east, and Kyrinsky District in the south. The area of the district is 28,600 square kilometers (11,000 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Krasny Chikoy.[1] Population: 19,453 (2010 census);[3] 21,576 (2002 Census);[8] 23,061 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Krasny Chikoy accounts for 36.3% of the district's total population.[3]
Krasnochikoysky District
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Menza River, main tributary of the Chikoy, Krasnochikoysky District | |
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 Location of Krasnochikoysky District in Zabaykalsky Krai | |
| Coordinates: 50.041°N 109.490°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai[1] |
| Established | 1933[1] |
| Administrative center | Krasny Chikoy[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 28,600 km2 (11,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 19,453 |
| 18,066 (−7.1%) | |
| • Density | 0.680/km2 (1.76/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 47 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Krasnochikoysky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 76622000 |
| Website | http://xn--h1accq6b.xn--80aaaac8algcbgbck3fl0q.xn--p1ai/ |
Geography
The Khentei-Daur Highlands are located in the southern part of the district, including the Chikokon Range with Bystrinsky Golets, the highest point of the highlands.[10][11]
History
The district was established in 1933.[1]