Abazinsky District
District in Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia
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Abazinsky District (Russian: Абази́нский райо́н; Abaza: Абаза район; Karachay-Balkar: Абаза район; Kabardian: Абазэ куей) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 300 square kilometers (120 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (an aul) of Inzhich-Chukun.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,069, with the population of Inzhich-Chukun accounting for 15.2% of that number.[3]
Abazinsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Abaza | Абаза район |
| • Karachay-Balkar | Абаза район |
| • Kabardian | Абазэ куей |
Rural landscape, Abazinsky District | |
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 Location of Abazinsky District in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic | |
| Coordinates: 44°00′N 42°00′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Karachay-Cherkess Republic[1] |
| Established | 2006 |
| Administrative center | Inzhich-Chukun[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 300 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,069 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 5 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Abazinsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 91601000 |
| Website | http://www.abaza-raion.ru |
History
The district was established in 2006.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Abazinsky District is one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over all of its five rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Abazinsky Municipal District.[4] Its five rural localities are incorporated into five rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The aul of Inzhich-Chukun serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.