En Name: | Yashkulsky District |
Ru Name: | Яшкульский район |
Loc Name1: | Яшкулин район |
Loc Lang1: | Kalmyk |
Image View: | Yashkulsky District Road Construction.jpg |
Coordinates: | 46.1667°N 66°W |
Federal Subject: | Republic of Kalmykia |
Adm Data As Of: | June 2011 |
Adm Ctr Type: | settlement |
Adm Ctr Name: | Yashkul |
Selsoviet Type1: | Rural administrations |
No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 12 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 27 |
Mun Data As Of: | March 2015 |
Mun Formation1: | Yashkulsky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 12 |
Area As Of: | June 2011 |
Area Km2: | 11769.31 |
Pop 2010Census: | 15270 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
Established Date: | 1920 |
Website: | http://yashkulrmo.rk08.ru |
Date: | September 2012 |
Population of Yashkulsky District | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 15,270 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 15,734 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 21,086 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 20,296 |
Yashkulsky District (ru|Я́шкульский райо́н; xal-RU|Яшкулин район, Yaşkulin rayon) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the center and east of the republic. The area of the district is 11769.31km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Yashkul. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 15,270, with the population of Yashkul accounting for 51.5% of that number.
The district was established in 1920.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yashkulsky District is one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia. The district is divided into twelve rural administrations which comprise twenty-seven rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Yashkulsky Municipal District. Its twelve rural administrations are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district. The settlement of Yashkul serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.