Itum-Kalinsky District
municipal district in Russia
Itum-Kalinsky District (Russian: Итум-Калинский райо́н; Chechen: Итон-Кхаьллан кӏошт, Iton-Qällan khoşt) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 1,277 square kilometers (493 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Itum-Kale (Itum-Kali). Population: 5,483 (2010 census); 6,083 (2002 Census). The population of Itum-Kale accounts for 19.5% of the district's total population. The village of Ushcaloy is also in the district.
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Президент Чеченской Республики. Указ №500 от 30 ноября 2005 г. «Об утверждении перечня субъектов административно-территориального устройства Чеченской Республики».
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