Ust-Dzhegutinsky District
District in Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia
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Ust-Dzhegutinsky District (Russian: Усть-Джегути́нский райо́н; Karachay-Balkar: Джёгетей Аягъы район, Cögetey Ayağı rayon; Abaza: Усть-Джьгваты район; Kabardian: Жэгуэтэныпэ куей) is an administrative[1] and a municipal[4] district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 992 square kilometers (383 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Ust-Dzheguta.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 50,641, with the population of Ust-Dzheguta accounting for 60.4% of that number.[3]
Ust-Dzhegutinsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Karachay-Balkar | Джёгетей Аягъы район |
| • Abaza | Усть-Джьгваты район |
| • Kabardian | Жэгуэтэныпэ куей |
Remains of the former Krasnogorsk Fortress in the stanitsa of Krasnogorskaya in Ust-Dzhegutinsky District | |
 Location of Ust-Dzhegutinsky District in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic | |
| Coordinates: 44°06′N 41°59′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Karachay-Cherkess Republic[1] |
| Established | 1957 |
| Administrative center | Ust-Dzheguta[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 992 km2 (383 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 50,641 |
| • Density | 51.0/km2 (132/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 60.4% |
| • Rural | 39.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 9 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Ust-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 91635000 |
| Website | http://udmunicipal.ru/ |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Dzhegutinsky District is one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Ust-Dzheguta) and nine rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ust-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District.[4] The town of Ust-Dzheguta is incorporated into an urban settlement, while the nine rural localities are incorporated into seven rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The town of Ust-Dzheguta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 37,699 | — |
| 1989 | 46,136 | +22.4% |
| 2002 | 52,196 | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 50,641 | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 50,736 | +0.2% |
| Source: Census data | ||
