Shemurshinsky District

Shemurshinsky District
Шемуршинский район
Other transcription(s)
  ChuvashШăмăршă районӗ
Location of Shemurshinsky District in the Chuvash Republic
Coordinates: 55°48′29″N 46°53′46″E / 55.808°N 46.896°E / 55.808; 46.896
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvash Republic
Established1927
Administrative centerShemursha
Area
  Total
799.1 km2 (308.5 sq mi)
Population
  Total
14,759
  Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions9 rural settlement
  Inhabited localities31 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asShemurshinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID97647000
Websitehttp://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=75

Shemurshinsky District (Russian: Шемурши́нский район; Chuvash: Шăмăршă районӗ, Şămărşă rayonĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the south and southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 799.1 square kilometers (308.5 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Shemursha. Population: 14,759(2010 Census); 16,588 (2002 Census); 18,186(1989 Soviet census). The population of Shemursha accounts for 25.5% of the district's total population.