Tuapsinsky District

Tuapsinsky District (Russian: Туапси́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.^[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Tuapsinsky Municipal District.^[5] It is located in the south of the krai. The area of the district is 2,399 square kilometers (926 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the town of Tuapse (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[1] Population: 63,530 (2010 Census);^[3] 61,257 (2002 Census);^[7] 59,809 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Tuapsinsky District Туапсинский район
District
Kiselyova Rock, a natural monument in Tuapsinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Tuapsinsky District in Krasnodar Krai
Coordinates: 44°06′N 39°05′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnodar Krai[1]
Established	26 January 1920
Administrative center	Tuapse[1]
Area [2]
• Total	2,399 km2 (926 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	63,530
• Density	26/km2 (69/sq mi)
• Urban	24.3%
• Rural	75.7%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	2 Settlement okrugs, 7 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[1]	2 urban-type settlements[4], 62 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Tuapsinsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	3 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	03655000
Website	http://www.tuapseregion.ru/

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tuapsinsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the krai.^[1] The town of Tuapse serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tuapsinsky Municipal District, with the Town of Tuapse being incorporated within it as Tuapsinskoye Urban Settlement.^[5]