Selemdzhinsky District
District in Amur Oblast, Russia
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Selemdzhinsky District (Russian: Селемджи́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty in Amur Oblast, Russia. The area of the district is 46,672 square kilometers (18,020 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Ekimchan.[2] Population: 11,639 (2010 census);[4] 11,808 (2002 Census);[8] 20,632 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Ekimchan accounts for 10.4% of the district's total population.[4]
Selemdzhinsky District
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Selemdzha River, Selemdzhinsky District | |
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 Location of Selemdzhinsky District in Amur Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°04′16″N 132°56′21″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Amur Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1926 |
| Administrative center | Ekimchan[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 46,672 km2 (18,020 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,639 |
| • Density | 0.24938/km2 (0.64589/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 71.1% |
| • Rural | 28.9% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 3 Urban settlements, 7 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 3 urban-type settlements[5], 11 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Selemdzhinsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 3 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 10645000 |
| Website | http://www.selemja.amsu.ru/ |
Geography
The Selemdzha Range, Ezop Range, Yam-Alin Range and the northern part of the Turan Range, are located in the district. River Selemdzha and its tributaries Ulma, Byssa and Nora flow across the district.[10]