Dzheyrakhsky District Джейрахский район (Russian) Жӏайраха шахьар (Ingush) |
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Location of Dzheyrakhsky District in the Republic of Ingushetia |
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Coordinates: 42°49′N 44°41′E / 42.817°N 44.683°ECoordinates: 42°49′N 44°41′E / 42.817°N 44.683°E | |
Defense towers in the selo of Erzi in Dzheyrakhsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Ingushetia |
Administrative structure (as of 2010) | |
Administrative center | selo of Dzheyrakh |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 85 |
Municipal structure (as of March 2014) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Dzheyrakhsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 5 |
Statistics | |
Area | 628.14 km2 (242.53 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 2,638 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Established | October 1993 |
Official website | |
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2010 Census | 2,638 |
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2002 Census | 2,334 |
Dzheyrakhsky District (Russian: Джейра́хский райо́н; Ingush: Жӏайраха шахьар) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the four in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 628.14 kilometers (390.31 mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Dzheyrakh. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 2,638, with the population of Dzheyrakh accounting for 57.4% of that number.
The district was established in October 1993.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dzheyrakhsky District is one of the four in the Republic of Ingushetia and has administrative jurisdiction over all of its eighty-five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Dzheyrakhsky Municipal District. Its eighty-five rural localities are incorporated into five rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Dzheyrakh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.