Alikovsky District
human settlement in Russia
Alikovsky District (Russian: А́ликовский райо́н; Chuvash: Элĕк районĕ, Elĕk rajonĕ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwestern central part of the republic and borders with Morgaushsky and Yadrinsky Districts in the north, Krasnoarmeysky District in the east, Vurnarsky and Shumerlinsky Districts in the south, and with Krasnochetaysky District in the west. The area of the district is 554.1 square kilometres (213.9 sq mi).[source?] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Alikovo.[1] Population: 18,282 (2010 Census);[3] 21,745 (2002 Census);[4] 23,575 (1989 Census).[5] The population of Alikovo accounts for 14.5% of the district's total population.[3]
| Alikovsky District Аликовский район (Russian) Chuvash (Элĕк районĕ) | |
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 Location of Alikovsky District in the Chuvash Republic | |
 Shopping center in Alikovo, Alikovsky District | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chuvash Republic[1] |
| Administrative structure (as of December 2011) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Alikovo[1] |
| Administrative divisions:[source?] | |
| rural settlement | 12 |
| Inhabited localities:[source?] | |
| Rural localities | 115 |
| Municipal structure (as of November 2011) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Alikovsky Municipal District[2] |
| Municipal divisions:[2] | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 12 |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 18,282 inhabitants[3] |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00) |
| Established | October 1, 1927[source?] |
| Official website | |
| Alikovsky District on WikiCommons | |
History change
The district was formed on October 1, 1927.[source?]
Economy change
There is a construction plant in Alikovo.
Transportation change
The Cheboksary–Yadrin and the Cheboksary–Krasnye Chetay autoroute cross the territory of the district.
Demographics change
As of the 2002 Census, 98% of the population was Chuvash.[source?]
Education change
There is a middle school in Alikovo.
Culture change
There is a museum, a people's theater, a folk band, a veteran's orchestra, a school's brass band, and a chorus. Regional Chuvash music festival "Vir'yal shevlisem" (lit. Viryal's pancakes) takes place in May of each year.
Notable people change
- Alexander Artemiev, writer and poet
- Anatoly Serep, writer and poet
- Arcady Aris, writer
- Arkady Malov, poet and translator
- Boris Markov, actor, director
- Gerasim Pileš, writer and playwright
- Ille Toktash, writer and poet
- Nikita Larionov, writer and poet
- Nikolai Yut, writer, folklorist, and literature critic
- Stanislav Voronov, artist
Further reading change
- L. A. Yefimov, "Alikovsky District" ("Элĕк Енĕ"), Alikovo, 1994.
- "Аликовская энциклопедия" (Alikovsky District's Encyclopedia), authors: Yefimov L.A., Yefimov E.L., Ananyev A.A., Terentyev G.K., Cheboksary, 2009, ISBN 978-5-7670-1630-3.
References change
Notes change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Law #28
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #37
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. [All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
Sources change
- Государственный Совет Чувашской Республики. Закон №28 от 19 декабря 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чувашской Республики», в ред. Закона №37 от 30 июля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Чувашской Республики и признании утратившим силу Закона Чувашской Республики "О едином балансе активов и пассивов Чувашской Республики"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости Государственного Совета ЧР", №23, 1998. (State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Law #28 of December 19, 1997 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Chuvash Republic, as amended by the Law #37 of July 30, 2013 On Amending Several Legislative Acts of the Chuvash Republic and on Abrogating the Law of the Chuvash Republic "On Consolidated Balance of Assets and Liabilities of the Chuvash Republic". Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Государственный Совет Чувашской Республики. Закон №37 от 24 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Чувашской Республики и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа», в ред. Закона №54 от 9 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Чувашской Республики "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Чувашской Республики и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика", №49-50, 30 ноября 2004 г. (State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Law #37 of November 24, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Chuvash Republic and on Granting Them Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #54 of October 9, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Chuvash Republic "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Chuvash Republic and on Granting Them Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication date.).