Abazinsky District

Abazinsky District (Russian: Абази́нский райо́н; Abaza: Абаза район; Karachay-Balkar: Абаза район; Kabardian: Абазэ куей) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 300 square kilometers (120 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (an aul) of Inzhich-Chukun.^[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,069, with the population of Inzhich-Chukun accounting for 15.2% of that number.^[3]

Abazinsky District Абазинский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Abaza	Абаза район
• Karachay-Balkar	Абаза район
• Kabardian	Абазэ куей
Rural landscape, Abazinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Abazinsky District in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Coordinates: 44°00′N 42°00′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Karachay-Cherkess Republic[1]
Established	2006
Administrative center	Inzhich-Chukun[1]
Area [2]
• Total	300 km2 (100 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	17,069
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	5 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Abazinsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	0 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	91601000
Website	http://www.abaza-raion.ru

History

The district was established in 2006.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Abazinsky District is one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over all of its five rural localities.^[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Abazinsky Municipal District.^[4] Its five rural localities are incorporated into five rural settlements within the municipal district.^[4] The aul of Inzhich-Chukun serves as the administrative center of both the administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district.