Naursky District

Naursky District
Наурский район
Other transcription(s)
  ChechenНевран кӀошт
Entering village in Naursky District
Location of Naursky District in the Chechen Republic
Coordinates: 43°39′0″N 45°18′33″E / 43.65000°N 45.30917°E / 43.65000; 45.30917
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChechen Republic
Established1935
Administrative centerNaurskaya
Area
  Total
2,225 km2 (859 sq mi)
Population
  Total
54,752
  Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions14 rural administration
  Inhabited localities29 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asNaursky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID96622000
Websitehttp://www.chechnya.gov.ru/page.php?republic&id=9

Naursky District (Russian: Нау́рский райо́н; Chechen: Невран кӀошт, Nevran khoşt) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic. The area of the district is 2,225 square kilometers (859 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a stanitsa) of Naurskaya. Population: 54,752(2010 Census); 51,143 (2002 Census); 46,360(1989 Soviet census). The population of Naurskaya accounts for 16.5% of the district's total population.