Vedensky District
District in Chechen Republic, Russia
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Vedensky District (Russian: Веде́нский райо́н; Chechen: Веданан кӏошт, Vedanan khoşt) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 956 square kilometers (369 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Vedeno.[1] Population: 36,801 (2010 census);[2] 23,390 (2002 Census);[5] 33,207 (1989 Soviet census).[6] The population of Vedeno accounts for 8.7% of the district's total population.[2]
Vedensky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chechen | Веданан кӏошт |
Lake Kezenoyam, the deepest lake in the Caucasus Mountains, is located mostly in Vedensky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vedensky District in the Chechen Republic | |
| Coordinates: 42°57′13″N 46°06′47″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chechen Republic[1] |
| Established | 1923 |
| Administrative center | Vedeno[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 956 km2 (369 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 36,801 |
| • Density | 38.5/km2 (99.7/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 19 rural administration |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 49 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Vedensky Municipal District[3] |
| • Municipal divisions[3] | 0 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
| OKTMO ID | 96604000 |
| Website | http://www.adminvedeno.ru/ |
Healthcare
Severe health problems in the district are interlinked with the critical socio-economic situation in the region. As of 2005, access to district health services remains a problem due to the presence of federal and Chechen law enforcement and on-going military activities in the area.[7] In 1999, it was reported that the influx of refugees to the district led to the rise of the population in the area from 30,000 before fighting began to about 90,000 according to reports from Chechnya.[8]
Notable people
Shamil Basayev was born in the selo of Dyshne-Vedeno.