Alatyrsky District

Alatyrsky District
Алатырский район
Other transcription(s)
  ChuvashУлатăр районӗ
Sura River, Alatyrsky District
Location of Alatyrsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 54°55′0″N 46°45′0″E / 54.91667°N 46.75000°E / 54.91667; 46.75000
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvash Republic
Administrative centerAlatyr
Area
  Total
1,940 km2 (750 sq mi)
Population
  Total
17,244
  Density8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions16 rural settlement
  Inhabited localities46 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asAlatyrsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID97603000
Websitehttp://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=55

Alatyrsky District (Russian: Ала́тырский райо́н; Chuvash: Улатăр районӗ, Ulatăr rayonĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 1,940 square kilometers (750 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Alatyr (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 17,244(2010 Census); 21,630 (2002 Census); 26,007(1989 Soviet census).