Urupsky District
District in Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
District in Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Urupsky District (Russian: Уру́пский райо́н; Karachay-Balkar: Уруп район, Urup rayon; Kabardian: Уэрп къедзыгъуэ; Abaza: Уарп район) 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 west of the republic. The area of the district is 2,782 square kilometers (1,074 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a stanitsa) of Pregradnaya.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 24,404, with the population of Pregradnaya accounting for 30.6% of that number.[2]
Urupsky District
Урупский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Karachay-Balkar | Уруп район |
• Kabardian | Уэрп къедзыгъуэ |
• Abaza | Уарп район |
Coordinates: 43°57′N 41°11′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Karachay-Cherkess Republic[1] |
Established | 1938 |
Administrative center | Pregradnaya[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,782 km2 (1,074 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 24,404 |
• Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
• Urban | 24.4% |
• Rural | 75.6% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 Urban-type settlements[3], 15 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Urupsky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
OKTMO ID | 91630000 |
Website | http://urupadm.ru |
2010 Census | 24,404[2] |
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2002 Census | 18,654[6] |
1989 Census | 21,824[7] |
1979 Census | 22,213[8] |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Urupsky District is one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over one urban-type settlement (Mednogorsky) and fifteen rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Urupsky Municipal District.[4] The urban-type settlement of Mednogorsky is incorporated into an urban settlement, while the fifteen rural localities are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The stanitsa of Pregradnaya serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.
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