Shalinsky District (; , ''Şelan khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #10-RZ district (

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), one of the fifteen in the

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

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is the

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of Shali. Population: 68,862 ( 2002 Census); The population of Shali accounts for 41.1% of the district's total population.

Healthcare

State health facilities in the district are represented by one central district hospital in Shali and one district hospital in Chiri-Yurt.

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