Itum-Kalinsky District

Itum-Kalinsky District
Итум-Калинский район
Other transcription(s)
  ChechenИтон-Кхаьллан кӏошт
Mount Tebulosmta, the highest peak of the Eastern Caucasus Mountains, is located in Itum-Kalinsky District on the border with Georgia
Location of Itum-Kalinsky District in the Chechen Republic
Coordinates: 42°44′6″N 45°34′37″E / 42.73500°N 45.57694°E / 42.73500; 45.57694
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChechen Republic
Established1923
Administrative centerItum-Kale
Area
  Total
1,277 km2 (493 sq mi)
Population
  Total
5,483
  Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions13 rural administration
  Inhabited localities31 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asItum-Kalinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID96611000
Websitehttp://www.itumkali.com/

Itum-Kalinsky District (Russian: Итум-Калинский райо́н; Chechen: Итон-Кхаьллан кӏошт, Iton-Qällan khoşt) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 1,277 square kilometers (493 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Itum-Kale (Itum-Kali). Population: 5,483(2010 Census); 6,083 (2002 Census). The population of Itum-Kale accounts for 19.5% of the district's total population. The village of Ushcaloy is also in the district.