Chemalsky District (russian: Чема́льский райо́н, ''Chemal'skiy rayon''; alt, Чамал аймак, ''Çamal aymak'') is an administrativeLaw #101-RZ and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (

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), one of the ten in the

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. It is located in the northwest of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of

Chemal Chemal (russian: Чемал, ''Chemal''; alt, Чамал, ''Çamal'') is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Chemalsky District of the Altai Republic, Russia. Population: Climate Chemal has a warm-summer humid continenta ...

. 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.Official website of Chemalsky District
History

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chemalsky District is one of the ten in the

. 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

serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=January 2013 Districts of the Altai Republic States and territories established in 1992