Gudermessky District Гудермесский район (Russian) Гуьмсен кӏошт (Chechen) |
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Location of Gudermessky District in the Chechen Republic |
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Coordinates: 43°21′N 46°06′E / 43.350°N 46.100°ECoordinates: 43°21′N 46°06′E / 43.350°N 46.100°E | |
New Benoy, Gudermessky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chechen Republic |
Administrative structure (as of November 2005) | |
Administrative center | town of Gudermes |
Administrative divisions: | |
Urban-type settlements | 1 |
Rural administrations | 19 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Urban-type settlements | 1 |
Rural localities | 19 |
Municipal structure (as of August 2011) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Gudermessky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 20 |
Statistics | |
Population (2010 Census) | 78,108 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Official website | |
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Gudermessky District (Russian: Гудерме́сский райо́н; Chechen: Гуьмсен кӏошт) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. Its administrative center is the town of Gudermes (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 78,108 (2010 Census); 71,082 (2002 Census);45,136 (1989 Census).
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gudermessky District is one of the fifteen in the republic. The town of Gudermes serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Gudermessky Municipal District, with the town of republic significance of Gudermes being incorporated within it as Gudermesskoye Urban Settlement.
State health facilities are represented by one central district hospital, a town hospital in Gudermes, and four district hospitals in Oyskhara, Engel-Yurt, Gerzel-Aul, and Koshkeldy. District state health care services here are reported to be among the best in the Republic; birth rates are also the highest in Gudermes (27.0). There are registered HIV cases in the district and a high prevalence of tuberculosis.