Kurchaloyevsky District
District in Chechen Republic, Russia
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Kurchaloyevsky District (Russian: Курчало́евский райо́н; Chechen: Курчалойн кӀошт, Kurçaloyn khoşt) is one of the fifteen administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion), in the Chechen Republic, Russia. The area of the district is 975 square kilometers (376 sq mi) and is located east of the republic. [citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Kurchaloy.[1] Its population is 114,039 (2010 census);[2] 101,625 (2002 Census).[5] The population of Kurchaloy accounts for 19.9% of the district's total population.[2]
Kurchaloyevsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chechen | Курчалойн кӀошт |
 Kurchaloevsky district | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kurchaloyevsky District in the Chechen Republic | |
| Coordinates: 43°12′08″N 46°05′24″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chechen Republic[1] |
| Established | 23 January 1935 |
| Administrative center | Kurchaloy[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 975 km2 (376 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 114,039 |
| • Density | 117/km2 (303/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 13 rural administration |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 20 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kurchaloyevsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Municipal divisions[3] | 0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
| OKTMO ID | 96612000 |
| Website | http://admin-kmr.org/ |
Healthcare
State health facilities are represented by one central district hospital in Kurchaloy and two district hospitals in Tsotsin-Yurt and Alleroy.
Ethnography and notable people
The district is home to Aleroj Teip (associated with the selo of Alleroy), and is a birthplace of both former Chechen president Aslan Maskhadov and former Minister of National Security Turpal-Ali Atgeriyev.