- Source: Chemalsky District
Chemalsky District (Russian: Чема́льский райо́н, Chemal'skiy rayon; Altay: Чамал аймак, Çamal aymak) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic. The area of the district is 3,016 square kilometers (1,164 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Chemal. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 9,441, with the population of Chemal accounting for 38.2% of that number.
History
The district was established on August 26, 1992, when it was split from Shebalinsky District.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chemalsky District is one of the ten in the Altai Republic. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Chemalsky Municipal District. Both administrative and municipal districts are divided into the same seven rural settlements, comprising nineteen rural localities. The selo of Chemal serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
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=Государственное Собрание —Эл Курултай Республики Алтай. Закон №101-РЗ от 10 ноября 2008 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Алтай», в ред. Закона №51-РЗ от 6 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Алтай "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Алтай"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: Приложение к газете "Звезда Алтая", 14 ноября 2008 г. (State Assembly of the Altai Republic—El Kurultai. Law #101-RZ of November 10, 2008 On the Administrative and Territorial Structure of the Altai Republic, as amended by the Law #51-RZ of October 6, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Altai Republic "On the Administrative and Territorial Structure of the Altai Republic". Effective as of after 10 days after the official publication day.).
Государственное Собрание —Эл Курултай Республики Алтай. Закон №10-РЗ от 13 января 2005 г. «Об образовании муниципальных образований, наделении соответствующим статусом и установлении их границ», в ред. Закона №12-РЗ от 31 марта 2015 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований на территории Майминского района Республики Алтай и о внесении изменений в Закон Республики Алтай "Об образовании муниципальных образований, наделении соответствующим статусом и установлении их границ"». Опубликован: "Звезда Алтая", №7–8, №23–24, 18 января 2005 г., 5 февраля 2005 г. (State Assembly of the Altai Republic—El Kurultai. Law #10-RZ of January 13, 2005 On Establishing the Municipal Formations, on Granting Them an Appropriate Status, and on Establishing Their Borders, as amended by the Law #12-RZ of March 31, 2015 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Mayminsky District of the Altai Republic and on Amending the Law of the Altai Republic "On Establishing the Municipal Formations, on Granting Them an Appropriate Status, and on Establishing Their Borders". ).