Elbrussky District

Elbrussky District (Russian: Эльбру́сский райо́н; Karachay-Balkar: Эльбрус район; Kabardian: Ӏуащхьэмахуэ къедзыгъуэ) is an administrative^[1] and a municipal^[3] district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. It is located in the western and southwestern parts of the republic. The area of the district is 1,850.43 square kilometers (714.46 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the town of Tyrnyauz.^[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 36,260, with the population of Tyrnyauz accounting for 57.9% of that number.^[2]

Elbrussky District Эльбрусский район (Russian)
District
Other transcription(s)
• Karachay-Balkar	Эльбрус район
• Kabardian	Ӏуащхьэмахуэ къедзыгъуэ
Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, is located in Elbrussky District
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Location of Elbrussky District in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Coordinates: 43°24′N 42°55′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kabardino-Balkar Republic[1]
Established	1935
Administrative center	Tyrnyauz[1]
Area
• Total	1,850.43 km2 (714.46 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	36,260
• Density	19.60/km2 (50.75/sq mi)
• Urban	57.9%
• Rural	42.1%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 cities/towns, 10 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Elbrussky Municipal District[3]
• Municipal divisions[3]	1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
OKTMO ID	83648000
Website	http://el.adm-kbr.ru

Population of Elbrussky District

2010 Census	36,260[2]
2002 Census	35,968[5]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Elbrussky District is one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Tyrnyauz) and ten rural localities.^[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Elbrussky Municipal District.^[3] The town of Tyrnyauz is incorporated as an urban settlement and the ten rural localities are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district.^[3] The town of Tyrnyauz serves as the administrative center of both the administrative^[1] and municipal^[3] district.