Yashaltinsky District

Yashaltinsky District
Яшалтинский район
Other transcription(s)
  KalmykЯшалтан район
Location of Yashaltinsky District in the Republic of Kalmykia
Coordinates: 46°20′N 42°16′E / 46.333°N 42.267°E / 46.333; 42.267
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Kalmykia
Established1938
Administrative centerYashalta
Area
  Total
2,415.84 km2 (932.76 sq mi)
Population
  Total
17,178
  Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions11 Rural administrations
  Inhabited localities24 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asYashaltinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID85650000
Websitehttp://85250.rk08.ru
Population of Yashaltinsky District
2010 Census17,178
2002 Census17,753
1989 Census18,644
1979 Census19,622

Yashaltinsky District (Russian: Яшалти́нский райо́н; Kalmyk: Яшалтан район, Yaşaltan rayon) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirteen in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 2,415.84 square kilometers (932.76 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Yashalta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,178, with the population of Yashalta accounting for 27.5% of that number.