Nozhay-Yurtovsky District

Nozhay-Yurtovsky District (Russian: Ножа́й-Ю́ртовский райо́н; Chechen: Нажи-Йуьртан кӀошт, Naƶi-Yürtan khoşt) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[3] district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 629 square kilometers (243 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Nozhay-Yurt.^[1] Population: 49,445 (2010 Census);^[2] 40,542 (2002 Census);^[5] 48,770 (1989 Soviet census).^[6] The population of Nozhay-Yurt accounts for 13.6% of the district's total population.^[2]

Nozhay-Yurtovsky District Ножай-Юртовский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Chechen	Нажи-Йуьртан кӀошт
Scene in Nozhay-Yurtovsky
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Nozhay-Yurtovsky District in the Chechen Republic
Coordinates: 43°5′45″N 46°22′35″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chechen Republic[1]
Established	30 March 1923
Administrative center	Nozhay-Yurt[1]
Area
• Total	629 km2 (243 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	49,445
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	22 rural administration
• Inhabited localities[1]	53 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Nozhay-Yurtovsky Municipal District[3]
• Municipal divisions[3]	0 urban settlements, 22 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
OKTMO ID	96625000
Website	http://www.nojay-urt.ru/

Healthcare

Overall health performance indicators of the district are much worse than officially reflected, considering the remote geographic location of the district and that most of its populace has limited access to state health care.^{[citation needed]} As of 2004, the mortality rates were among the highest in the republic.^{[citation needed]}