Administrative divisions of Adygea
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| Republic of Adygea, Russia |  |
|---|---|
| Capital: Maykop | |
| As of 2006[1]: | |
| # of districts | 7 |
| # of cities/towns | 2 |
| # of urban-type settlements | 5 |
| # of rural okrugs | 46 |
| As of 2002[2]: | |
| # of rural settlements | 224 |
| # of uninhabited rural settlements |
4 |
This is a list of units of administrative and territorial division of the Republic of Adygea, a federal subject of Russia.
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[edit] Administrative division structure
Administrative and territorial division of Adygea is regulated by the Law #171[3], passed by the State Council—Khase on April 26, 2000 with subsequent amendments[4]. The Law established the following types of administrative units:
- district (район)—an administrative unit with an administrative center. Districts are established to govern urban and rural settlements located on their territories, with the exception of cities/towns under republic's jurisdiction.
- inhabited localities (населённые пункты):
- urban settlements (городские поселения)—settlements with population exceeding a certain threshold and mostly employed in industries specific to urban areas:
- city/town (город):
- city/town under republic's jurisdiction (город республиканского значения);
- city/town under a district's jurisdiction (город районного значения)
- urban-type settlement (посёлок городского типа):
- work settlement (рабочий посёлок);
- suburban (dacha) settlement (дачный посёлок);
- resort settlement (курортный посёлок)
- city/town (город):
- rural settlements (сельские поселения)—non-urban settlements with population employed mostly in agricultural sector:
- urban settlements (городские поселения)—settlements with population exceeding a certain threshold and mostly employed in industries specific to urban areas:
Local government is established in cities/towns under republic's jurisdiction and on the district level:
- urban okrugs (городские округа), comprising the territory of a city/town proper, including its microdistricts and sometimes adjacent rural okrugs. Urban okrugs have not been implemented in practice as of 2006.
- rural okrugs (сельские (поселковые) округа), comprising one or several rural-type settlements.
Changes in the overall administrative and territorial structure of the Republic are authorized by the State Council—Khase. Local-level changes are in the area of competence of the local governments.
[edit] List of administrative divisions
[edit] Cities and towns under republic's jurisdiction
| Name | Population[5] |
|---|---|
| Maykop (Майкоп) | 156,931 |
| Adygeysk (Адыгейск) | 12,209 |
[edit] Districts
[edit] Giaginsky
| Overview | Composition |
|---|---|
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Administrative center: stanitsa of Giaginskaya Population[5]: 33,458 |
Rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction:
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[edit] Koshekhablsky
- Russian: Кошехабльский
| Overview | Composition |
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Administrative center: aul of Koshekhabl Population[5]: 31,296 |
Rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction:
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[edit] Krasnogvardeysky
- Russian: Красногвардейский
| Overview | Composition |
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Administrative center: selo of Krasnogvardeyskoye Population[5]: 31,536 |
Rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction:
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[edit] Maykopsky
- Russian: Майкопский
| Overview | Composition |
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Administrative center: urban-type settlement of Tulsky Population[5]: 58,485 |
Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
Rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction:
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[edit] Shovgenovsky
- Russian: Шовгеновский
| Overview | Composition |
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Administrative center: aul of Khakurinokhabl Population[5]: 16,388 |
Rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction:
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[edit] Takhtamukaysky
| Overview | Composition |
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Administrative center: aul of Takhtamukay Population[5]: 65,674 |
Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
Rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction:
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[edit] Teuchezhsky
| Overview | Composition |
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Administrative center: aul of Ponezhukay Population[5]: 19,951 |
Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
Rural okrugs under the district's jurisdiction:
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[edit] References
- ^ Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division of January 1, 1997 as amended by the Amendments #1/1997 through #102/2006. Code 79 ("Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления", введённый 1 января 1997 г. в редакции изменения № 102/2006. Код 79)
- ^ Results of the 2002 Russian Population Census—Territory, number of districts, inhabited localities, and rural administrations of the Russian Federation by federal subject
- ^ Law of the Republic of Adygea #171 of April 26, 2000 On the Administrative-Territorial Organization of the Republic of Adygea
- ^ Law of the Republic of Adygea #247 of July 29, 2004 On Introduction of Amendments and Supplements into the Law of the Republic of Adygea "On the Administrative-Territorial Organization of the Republic of Adygea"
- ^ a b c d e f g h Results of the 2002 Russian Population Census—Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban settlements, rural settlements—administrative centers, and rural settlements with population of over 3,000
