Shebalinsky District (russian: Шебали́нский райо́н; alt, Шабалин аймак, ''Şabalin 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 Shebalino. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 13,596, with the population of Shebalino accounting for 36.2% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

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

. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Shebalinsky Municipal District. Both administrative and municipal districts are divided into the same thirteen rural settlements, comprising twenty-four rural localities. The '' selo'' of Shebalino serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

Economy

Agricultural lands comprise 38.4% of the district's territory. Quarrying of marble is conducted in the district; some of the marble used during the building of the

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Administrative and municipal status

Economy

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