Selemdzhinsky District

Selemdzhinsky District (Russian: Селемджи́нский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[6] district (raion), one of the twenty in Amur Oblast, Russia. The area of the district is 46,672 square kilometers (18,020 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Ekimchan.^[2] Population: 11,639 (2010 Census);^[4] 11,808 (2002 Census);^[8] 20,632 (1989 Soviet census).^[9] The population of Ekimchan accounts for 10.4% of the district's total population.^[4]

Selemdzhinsky District Селемджинский район
District
Selemdzha River, Selemdzhinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Selemdzhinsky District in Amur Oblast
Coordinates: 53°4′16″N 132°56′21″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Amur Oblast[1]
Established	1926
Administrative center	Ekimchan[2]
Area [3]
• Total	46,672 km2 (18,020 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	11,639
• Density	0.25/km2 (0.65/sq mi)
• Urban	71.1%
• Rural	28.9%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	3 Urban settlements, 7 Rural settlements
• Inhabited localities[2]	3 urban-type settlements[5], 11 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Selemdzhinsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	3 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [7])
OKTMO ID	10645000
Website	http://www.selemja.amsu.ru/

Geography

The Selemdzha Range, Ezop Range, Yam-Alin Range and the northern part of the Turan Range, are located in the district. River Selemdzha and its tributaries Ulma, Byssa and Nora flow across the district.^[10]