Urvansky District

Urvansky District (Russian: Урва́нский райо́н; Kabardian: Аруан къедзыгъуэ; Karachay-Balkar: Урван район) is an administrative^[1] and a municipal^[3] district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 458 square kilometers (177 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the town of Nartkala.^[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 71,782, with the population of Nartkala accounting for 44.2% of that number.^[2]

Urvansky District Урванский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Kabardian	Аруан къедзыгъуэ
• Karachay-Balkar	Урван район
Psyguensu, Urvansky District
Coat of arms
Location of Urvansky District in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
Coordinates: 43°33′N 43°51′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kabardino-Balkar Republic[1]
Established	1 September 1921
Administrative center	Nartkala[1]
Area
• Total	458 km2 (177 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	71,782
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
• Urban	44.2%
• Rural	55.8%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 cities/towns, 12 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Urvansky Municipal District[3]
• Municipal divisions[3]	1 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
OKTMO ID	83640000
Website	http://www.ur.adm-kbr.ru

Population of Urvansky District

2010 Census	71,782[2]
2002 Census	104,126[5]
1989 Census	82,727[6]
1979 Census	74,437[7]

Administrative and municipal status

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