Karachayevsky District
Карачаевский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Karachay-Balkar | Къарачай район |
• Kabardian | Къэрэшей район |
![]() Lake Tretye Badukskoye in Karachayevsky District | |
![]() Location of Karachayevsky District in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic | |
Coordinates: 43°46′N 41°54′E / 43.767°N 41.900°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Karachay-Cherkess Republic[1] |
Established | 12 January 1957![]() |
Administrative center | Karachayevsk[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,916 km2 (1,512 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 30,376 |
• Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
• Urban | 20.5% |
• Rural | 79.5% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 2 Urban-type settlements[4], 17 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Karachayevsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 2 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
OKTMO ID | 91615000 |
Website | http://www.карачаевский-район.рф |
2010 Census | 30,376[3] |
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2002 Census | 26,255[7] |
1989 Census | 24,895[8] |
1979 Census | 22,360[9] |
Karachayevsky District (Russian: Карача́евский райо́н; Karachay-Balkar: Къарачай район, Qaraçay rayon; Kabardian: Къэрэшей район) is an administrative[1] and a municipal[5] district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the central and southern parts of the republic. The area of the district is 3,916 square kilometers (1,512 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Karachayevsk (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] As of 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 30,376.[3]