Sharoysky District (russian: Шаройский райо́н; ce, Шаройн кӏошт, ''Şaroyn khoşt'') is an administrative
[Decree #500] and municipal
[Law #43-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 south of the republic. The area of the district is . The
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of the administrative district is the
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') of
Sharoy
Sharoy (russian: Шарой, ce, Шара, ''Şara'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Sharoysky District, the Chechen Republic, Russia
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;
however, the ''selo'' of
Khimoy
Khimoy (russian: Химой, ce, ХӀима, ''Hima'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Sharoysky Municipal District, the Chechen Republic, Russia. (The selo of Sharoy
Sharoy (russian: Шарой, ce, Ш ...
serves as the administrative center of the municipal district.
Population: The population of Sharoy accounts for 9.1% of the district's total population.
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
*Official website of the Chechen Republic
Information about Sharoysky District
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Districts of Chechnya
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