Groznensky District

Not to be confused with Groznensky okrug.

Groznensky District (Russian: Гро́зненский райо́н; Chechen: Соьлжа-ГӀалин кӀошт, Sölƶa-Ġalin khoşt) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the central and western parts of the republic. The area of the district is 1,600 square kilometers (620 sq mi).^[2] The administrative center of the administrative district is the rural locality (a selo) of Tolstoy-Yurt;^[1] however, the city of Grozny serves as the administrative center of the municipal district, even though it is incorporated separately from it within the framework of municipal divisions.^[4] Population: 118,347 (2010 Census);^[3] 126,940 (2002 Census);^[6] 100,150 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Groznensky District Грозненский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Chechen	Соьлжа-ГӀалин кӀошт
Town in Groznensky District
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Location of Groznensky District in the Chechen Republic
Coordinates: 43°19′N 45°41′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chechen Republic[1]
Established	1934
Administrative center	Tolstoy-Yurt[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,600 km2 (600 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	118,347
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	24 rural administration
• Inhabited localities[1]	40 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Groznensky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	0 urban settlements, 25 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	96607000
Website	http://www.grozraion.ru/