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Chernyshevsky District (Russian: Чернышевский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the center of the krai, and borders with Tungokochensky District in the north, Sretensky District in the east, District in the south, and with Nerchinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 13,200 square kilometers (5,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Chernyshevsk. Population: 35,019 (2010 Census); 38,146 (2002 Census); 53,799 (1989 Census). The population of Chernyshevsk accounts for 38.2% of the district's total population.
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Map of Chernyshevskiy r-n, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
History
The district was established on January 4, 1926.
References
Chernyshevsky District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA