Kavkazsky District
| Kavkazsky District Кавказский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Kavkazsky District in Krasnodar Krai |
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| Coordinates: 45°26′12″N 40°34′50″E / 45.43667°N 40.58056°ECoordinates: 45°26′12″N 40°34′50″E / 45.43667°N 40.58056°E | |
 Welcome sign at the entrance to Kavkazsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai |
| Administrative structure (as of May 2013) | |
| Administrative center | stanitsa of Kavkazskaya |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Rural okrugs | 8 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 28 |
| Municipal structure (as of June 2009) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Kavkazsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 8 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,142 km2 (441 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 44,445 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 38.92/km2 (100.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | June 2, 1924 |
| Previous names | Kropotkinsky District (until January 22, 1944) |
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Kavkazsky District (Russian: Кавка́зский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Kavkazsky Municipal District. It is located in the east of the krai. The area of the district is 1,142 square kilometers (441 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a stanitsa) of Kavkazskaya. Population: 44,445 (2010 Census);45,343 (2002 Census);43,625 (1989 Census). The population of Kavkazskaya accounts for 25.1% of the district's total population.
The district was established on June 2, 1924 as Kropotkinsky District (Кропоткинский район), with the administrative center in the stanitsa of Kavkazskaya. It was given its present name on January 22, 1944. In 1956, the administrative center of the district was transferred to the town of Kropotkin. On February 1, 1963, the district was transformed into a rural district with the administrative center in the town of Gulkevichi. On January 12, 1965, this transformation was reverted. On October 20, 1980, the stanitsa of Kavkazskaya became the administrative center again.
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