Myasnikovsky District

Myasnikovsky District (Russian: Мяснико́вский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 880 square kilometers (340 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Chaltyr.^[1] Population: 39,631 (2010 Census);^[3] 37,690 (2002 Census);^[6] 32,393 (1989 Soviet census).^[7] The population of Chaltyr accounts for 38.7% of the district's total population.^[3] The historical ethnic Armenian community constitutes majority of the population of the district, about 60 percent.

Myasnikovsky District Мясниковский район
District
Tanais excavation in Myasnikovsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Myasnikovsky District in Rostov Oblast
Coordinates: 47°17′N 39°30′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Rostov Oblast[1]
Established	10 May 1926
Administrative center	Chaltyr[1]
Area [2]
• Total	880 km2 (340 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	39,631
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	7 rural settlement
• Inhabited localities[1]	23 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Myasnikovsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	60635000
Website	http://www.amrro.ru/

See also

• Armenians in Russia
• List of Armenian ethnic enclaves