Vedensky District
Vedensky District
Веденский район | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chechen | Веданан кӏошт |
Lake Kezenoyam, the deepest lake in the Caucasus Mountains, is located mostly in Vedensky District | |
Location of Vedensky District in the Chechen Republic | |
| Coordinates: 42°57′13″N 46°06′47″E / 42.95361°N 46.11306°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chechen Republic |
| Established | 1923 |
| Administrative center | Vedeno |
| Area | |
• Total | 956 km2 (369 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 36,801 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 19 rural administration |
| • Inhabited localities | 49 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Vedensky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 96604000 |
| Website | http://www.adminvedeno.ru/ |
Vedensky District (Russian: Веде́нский райо́н; Chechen: Веданан кӏошт, Vedanan khoşt) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 956 square kilometers (369 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Vedeno. Population: 36,801 (2010 Census); 23,390 (2002 Census); 33,207 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Vedeno accounts for 8.7% of the district's total population.