Myasnikovsky District (russian: Мяснико́вский райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #340-ZS] and municipal
[Law #182-ZS] district (
raion
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), one of the
forty-three in
Rostov Oblast,
Russia
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. It is located in the west of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
rural locality
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
(a ''
selo'') of
Chaltyr
Chaltyr (russian: Чалтырь, hy, Չալթր) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Myasnikovsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia. Population: It is also the administrative center of Myasnikovsky District and the largest settlement in the ...
.
Population: 39,631 (
2010 Census);
The population of Chaltyr accounts for 38.7% of the district's total population.
The historical ethnic
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
community constitutes majority of the population of the district, about 60 percent.
See also
*
Armenians in Russia
Armenians in Russia or Russian Armenians are one of the country's largest ethnic minorities and the largest Armenian diaspora community outside Armenia. The 2010 Russian census recorded 1,182,388 Armenians in the country. Various figures estimate ...
*
List of Armenian ethnic enclaves
This is a list of Armenian ethnic enclaves, containing cities, districts, and neighborhoods with predominantly Armenian population, or are associated with Armenian culture, either currently or historically. Most numbers are estimates by variou ...
References
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Districts of Rostov Oblast
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