Nozhay-Yurtovsky District (russian: Ножа́й-Ю́ртовский райо́н; ce, Нажи-Йуьртан кӀошт, ''Naƶi-Yürtan khoşt'') is an administrative
[Decree #500] and municipal
[Law #11-RZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
fifteen in the
Chechen Republic
Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is . Its
administrative center
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is the
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') of
Nozhay-Yurt
Nozhay-Yurt (russian: Ножай-Юрт; ce, Нажи-Йурт, ''Naƶi-Yurt'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Nozhay-Yurtovsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian ...
.
Population: 40,542 (
2002 Census);
The population of Nozhay-Yurt accounts for 13.6% of the district's total population.
Healthcare
Overall health performance indicators of the district are much worse than officially reflected, considering the remote geographic location of the district and that most of its populace has limited access to state health care. As of 2004, the mortality rates were among the highest in the republic.
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Districts of Chechnya
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