Chereksky District

Chereksky District
Черекский район (Russian)
Шэрэдж къедзыгъуэ (Kabardian)
Черек район (Karachay-Balkar)

Location of Chereksky District in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic

Mount Gestola in Chereksky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kabardino-Balkar Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2012)
Administrative center settlement of Kashkhatau[1]
Inhabited localities:[1]
Rural localities 10
Municipal structure (as of January 2011)
Municipally incorporated as Chereksky Municipal District[2]
Municipal divisions:[2]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 9
Statistics
Area 2,210 km2 (850 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 26,956 inhabitants[3]
- Urban 19.6%[4]
- Rural 80.4%
Density 12.2/km2 (32/sq mi)[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Official website
Chereksky District on WikiCommons

Chereksky District (Russian: Черекский райо́н; Kabardian: Шэрэдж къедзыгъуэ; Karachay-Balkar: Черек район) is an administrative[1] and a municipal[2] district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. It is located in the central and southern parts of the republic. The area of the district is 2,210 square kilometers (850 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality[4] (a settlement) of Kashkhatau.[1] Population: 26,956(2010 Census);[3] 25,927 (2002 Census);[7] 22,079(1989 Census).[8] The population of Kashkhatau accounts for 19.6% of the district's total population.[3]

History

The district was called Sovetsky (Сове́тский) until May 5, 1994.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #12-RZ
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #13-RZ
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. 4.0 4.1 The settlement of Kashkhatau is listed as an urban-type settlement in the 2010 Census results. However, according to Law #12-RZ, only towns are considered to be urban localities in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic.
  5. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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Coordinates: 43°18′57″N 43°36′02″E / 43.31583°N 43.60056°E