Teuchezhsky District

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Teuchezhsky District (English)
Теучежский район (Russian)
Теуцожь район (Adyghe)

Location of Teuchezhsky District in the Republic of Adygea
District Day: Second Saturday of September
Administrative center aul of Ponezhukay
Established August 5, 1924
Area
Area
- Rank
698.79 km²
4th
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population
- Rank
- Density
- Urban
- Rural
19,951 inhabitants
6th
28.6 inhab. / km²
24.9%
75.1%
Local self-government (as of April 2007)
Head Teuchezh Khut
Legislative body Council of People's Deputies
Administrative structure (as of 2007)
Cities/towns
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 26
Municipal structure (as of 2007)
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 6
Other information
District newspaper Teuchezhskiye Vesti (Teuchezhskiye News)
Official website
n/a

Teuchezhsky District (Russian: Теучежский райо́н; Adyghe: Теуцожь район) is an administrative and a municipal district, one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea, Russia. It is located in the western portion of the Republic and borders with the territory of the city of Krasnodar of Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar Reservoir, and Krasnogvardeysky District in the north, Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai in the east and south-east, territory of the town of Goryachy Klyuch of Krasnodar Krai in the south, and Takhtamukaysky District in the west. The area of the district is 698.79 km²[1]. Its administrative center is the village (aul) of Ponezhukay. District's population: 19,951 (2002 Census); 21,929 (1989 Census). Population of Ponezhukay accounts for 16.9% of the district's population.

The district was established on August 5, 1924. The aul of Ponezhukay served as its administrative center until 1963. In 1963–2000, the town of Adygeysk was the administrative center.[1]

Contents

[edit] Divisions

[edit] Administrative divisions

Teuchezhsky District has administrative jurisdiction over one urban-type settlement (with one rural locality in its jurisdiction) and twenty-five rural localities.

[edit] Municipal divisions

Municipally, the district is divided into one urban settlement and six rural settlements:[2]

Urban settlements
  1. Tlyustenkhablskoye (Тлюстенхабльское)
    • urban-type settlement of Tlyustenkhabl (Тлюстенхабль)
    rural localities under jurisdiction of the urban-type settlement:
    • aul of Tugurgoy
Rural settlements
  1. Assokolayskoye (Ассоколайское)
    Administrative center: aul of Assokolay
    other localities of the rural settlement:
  2. Gabukayskoye (Габукайское)
    Administrative center: aul of Gabukay
    other localities of the rural settlement:
    • khutor of Chabanov
    • khutor of Petrov
    • khutor of Shevchenko
  3. Dzhidzhikhablskoye (Джиджихабльское)
    Administrative center: aul of Dzhidzhikhabl
    other localities of the rural settlement:
    • khutor of Gorodskoy
    • aul of Kunchukokhabl
    • aul of Tauykhabl
  4. Pchegatlukayskoye (Пчегатлукайское)
    Administrative center: aul of Pchegatlukay
    other localities of the rural settlement:
    • settlement of Chetuk
    • khutor of Kazazov
    • khutor of Kochkin, Pchegatlukayskoye Rural Settlement
    • khutor of Krasnensky
  5. Ponezhukayskoye (Понежукайское)
    Administrative center: aul of Ponezhukay
    other localities of the rural settlement:
    • khutor of Kochkin, Ponezhukayskoye Rural Settlement
    • khutor of Kolos
    • aul of Nachereziy
    • aul of Nezhukay
    • aul of Pshikuykhabl
    • khutor of Shunduk
    • settlement of Zarya
  6. Vochepshiyskoye (Вочепшийское)
    Administrative center: aul of Vochepshiy
    other localities of the rural settlement:
    • khutor of Novovochepshiy

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Charter of the Municipal Formation of "Teuchezhsky District" adopted on July 17, 2002, as amended by the Resolution of the Council of People's Deputies On New Edition of the Charter of the Municipal Formation of "Teuchezhsky District" #171 of June 16, 2005
  2. ^ Law of the Republic of Adygea #284 of December 30, 2004 On Endowment of the Municipal Formation of "Teuchezhsky District" with the Status of a Municipal District, on Formation of Municipal Formations Within Its Structure, and On Establishing Their Borders
Languages