Gorodovikovsky District (russian: Городовико́вский райо́н; xal-RU, Башнтан район, ''Başntan rayon'') is an administrativeDecree #137 and municipalLaw #308-IV-Z district (

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in the

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

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Gorodovikovsk Gorodovikovsk (russian: Городовико́вск; xal-RU, Бәәшңтә, ''Bääşñtä'') is a town and the administrative center of Gorodovikovsky District of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, located on the Bashantenon River, west of El ...

. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,295, with the population of Gorodovikovsk accounting for 55.3% of that number.

History

The district was established in 1920. Until April 1960, the district was known as Zapadny District (, i.e., Western District).

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorodovikovsky District is one of the

in the

. It is divided into one

(an administrative division with the

in the town (an inhabited locality) of

) and six rural administrations, which comprise eighteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Gorodovikovsky Municipal District. The Town of Gorodovikovsk is incorporated as an urban settlement, and the six rural administration are incorporated as six rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Gorodovikovsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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