Apsheronsky District
District in Krasnodar Krai, Russia
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Apsheronsky District (Russian: Апшеро́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Apsheronsky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the south of the krai. The area of the district is 2,443.2 square kilometers (943.3 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Apsheronsk.[1] Population: 98,685 (2021 census);[6] 98,891 (2010 census);[2] 95,048 (2002 census);[7] 86,059 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Apsheronsk accounts for 40.7% of the district's total population.[2]
Apsheronsky District
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The Kurdzhips River in the Guam Gorge, Apsheronsky District | |
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 Location of Apsheronsky District in Krasnodar Krai | |
| Coordinates: 44°27′03″N 39°44′33″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai[1] |
| Established | 2 June 1924 |
| Administrative center | Apsheronsk[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,443.2 km2 (943.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 98,891 |
| • Density | 40.476/km2 (104.83/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 67.9% |
| • Rural | 32.1% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 2 Towns, 1 Settlement okrugs, 9 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 2 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements[3], 49 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Apsheronsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 3 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 03605000 |
| Website | http://apsheronsk-oms.ru/ |
Transportation
Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway, opened in 1927, is the largest mountain railway of its type in Russia.