Sunzhensky District, Republic of Ingushetia

Sunzhensky District
Сунженский район
Other transcription(s)
  IngushШолжа шахьар
Entrance to the selo of Alkhasty in Sunzhensky District
Location of Sunzhensky District in the Republic of Ingushetia
Coordinates: 43°19′N 45°04′E / 43.317°N 45.067°E / 43.317; 45.067
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Ingushetia
Established4 June 1992
Administrative centerSunzha
Area
  Total
1,513 km2 (584 sq mi)
Population
  Total
116,470
  Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities11 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSunzhensky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID26610000
Websitehttp://sunja-ri.ru
Population of Sunzhensky District
2010 Census116,470
2002 Census119,826

Sunzhensky District (Russian: Сунженский райо́н; Ingush: Шолжа шахьар, Šolža šaꜧar) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the four in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It is made up of territory that was formerly part of the Sunzha Cossack Okrug . It is located in the eastern and central parts of the republic. The area of the district is 1,513 square kilometers (584 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Sunzha (called stanitsa Ordzhonikidzevskaya before 2016). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 116,470, with the population of Sunzha accounting for 52.9% of that number.