Karachayevsky District
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 |
| Established | 12 January 1957 |
| Administrative center | Karachayevsk |
| 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 | 2 urban-type settlements, 17 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Karachayevsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 2 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 91615000 |
| Website | http://www.карачаевский-район.рф |
| 2010 Census | 30,376 |
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| 2002 Census | 26,255 |
| 1989 Census | 24,895 |
| 1979 Census | 22,360 |
Karachayevsky District (Russian: Карача́евский райо́н; Karachay-Balkar: Къарачай район, Qaraçay rayon; Kabardian: Къэрэшей район) is an administrative and a municipal 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). Its administrative center is the town of Karachayevsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 30,376.