Aleksinsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia.Law #954-ZTO It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Aleksin. Population: 74,326 (2010 Census); The population of Aleksin accounts for 83.1% of the district's total population.
History On the night of 8–9 November 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukraine launched a drone attack on the Aleksin Chemical Plant—part of the state corporation Rostec—in the Aleksinsky District, about south of Moscow, causing a series of explosions and fires at the plant which manufactures ammunition and explosives for the Russian military. Russian sources did not acknowledge the attack's success, "as is common following a reported attack by Ukraine on one of [Russia's] military sites."
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aleksinsky District is one of the twenty-three in the oblast. The town of Aleksin serves as its administrative center.
As a municipal division, the territory of the district is split between two municipal formations—Aleksin Urban Okrug,Law #2140-ZTO to which the town of Aleksin and 154 of the administrative district's rural localities belong,OKATO lists 1 town, 1 work settlement, and 154 rural localities in Aleksinsky District. The town of Aleksin and 154 rural localities are listed as a part of Aleksin Urban Okrug in Law #2140-ZTO. and Novogurovsky Urban Okrug,Law #554-ZTO which covers the rest of the administrative district's territory, including the work settlement of Novogurovsky.OKATO lists 1 town, 1 work settlement, and 154 rural localities in Aleksinsky District. The work settlement of Novogurovsky is listed as a part of Novogurovsky Urban Okrug in Law #554-ZTO.
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