Tsivilsky District

Tsivilsky District
Цивильский район
Other transcription(s)
  ChuvashÇĕрпӳ районӗ
August harvest in Tsivil River valley, Tsivilsky District
Location of Tsivilsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55°49′16″N 47°12′29″E / 55.821°N 47.208°E / 55.821; 47.208
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvash Republic
EstablishedSeptember 5, 1927
Administrative centerTsivilsk
Area
  Total
790.8 km2 (305.3 sq mi)
Population
  Total
36,772
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
  Urban
36.7%
  Rural
63.3%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban settlements, 16 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 138 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTsivilsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID97641000
Websitehttp://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=74

Tsivilsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic and borders with Cheboksarsky District in the north and northwest, Mariinsko-Posadsky District in the northeast, Kanashsky District in the south, and with Krasnoarmeysky District in the west. The area of the district is 790.8 square kilometers (305.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Tsivilsk. Population: 36,772(2010 Census); 38,744(2002 Census); 37,581(1989 Soviet census). The population of Tsivilsk accounts for 36.7% of the district's total population.