Alikovsky District

Infobox Russian district
EnglishName=Alikovsky District
RussianName=Аликовский район
LocalLangName1=Chuvash
LocalName1=Элĕк районĕ
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AdmCtrType=selo
AdmCtrName=Alikovo
FoundationDate=October 1, 1927
Area=554.12
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Population=21745
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UrbanPopulation=—
RuralPopulation=100%
GovAsOf=December 2007
LeaderType=Head
LeaderName=Anatoly Platonov
Legislature=Assembly of Deputies
AdmAsOf=December 2007
NoOfCitiesTowns=—
NoOfUrbanTypeSettlements=—
NoOfSelsoviets=12
NoOfRuralLocalities=115
MunAsOf=December 2007
NoOfMunUrbanSettlements=—
NoOfMunRuralSettlements=12
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Website=http://gov.cap.ru/main.asp?govid=57

Alikovsky District ( _ru. А́ликовский райо́н; _cv. Элĕк районĕ) is a district ("raion") of the Chuvash Republic, Russia. The district's administrative center, the village ("selo") of Alikovo, is located 67 km from Chuvashia's capital city of Cheboksary. District's population: 21,745 (2002 Census) (98% of which are Chuvash); 23,575 (1989 Census).

The district was formed on October 1, 1927. It is situated in the central part of Chuvashia, bordering Morgaushsky and Yadrinsky Districts in the north, Krasnoarmeysky District in the east, Vurnarsky and Shumerlinsky Districts in the south, and Krasnochetaysky District in the west.

Transport

The Cheboksary–Yadrin and the Cheboksary–Krasnye Chetay autoroute cross the territory of the district.

Divisions

Administrative divisions

Alikovsky District is administratively divided into twelve selsoviets comprising 115 rural localities.

Municipal divisions

Municipally, Alikovsky District comprises twelve rural settlements.

ee also

*Administrative divisions of Chuvashia