Yelkhovsky District
District in Samara Oblast, Russia
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Yelkhovsky District (Russian: Елховский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,201 square kilometers (464 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Yelkhovka.[2] Population: 10,046 (2010 Census);[3] 10,187 (2002 census).[7] The population of Yelkhovka accounts for 32.5% of the district's total population.[3]
January 13, 1992
(most recent)
Yelkhovsky District
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Church in Elhovka, Yelkhovsky District | |
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 Location of Yelkhovsky District in Samara Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°52′N 50°17′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Samara Oblast[1] |
| Established | May 14, 1928 (first),[citation needed] January 13, 1992 (most recent) |
| Administrative center | Yelkhovka[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,201 km2 (464 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,046 |
| • Density | 8.365/km2 (21.66/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 39 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Yelkhovsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1  [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 36615000 |
| Website | http://elhovskiy.samregion.ru/ |
History
The district was first established on May 14, 1928 within Middle Volga Oblast.[citation needed] It went through a number of changes, transformations, and abolitions, and was re-established in its current form on January 13, 1992.[citation needed]