Khostinsky City District
| Khostinsky City District Хостинский внутригородской район (Russian) |
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 Khostinsky City District in Sochi |
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| Coordinates: 43°36′N 39°48′E / 43.600°N 39.800°ECoordinates: 43°36′N 39°48′E / 43.600°N 39.800°E | |
 Panorama of Bytkha |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai |
| Administrative structure (as of May 2013) | |
| City | Sochi |
| Administrative divisions in jurisdiction: |
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| Rural okrugs | 2 |
| Inhabited localities in jurisdiction: |
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| Rural localities | 11 |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 65,229 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | April 18, 1951 |
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Khostinsky City District (Russian: Хостинский райо́н) is one of four city districts of the city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city district borders Maykopsky District of the Republic of Adygea in the northeast, Adlersky City District in the southeast, Tsentralny City District in the west, and Lazarevsky City District in the northwest. In the southwest, it is bordered by the Black Sea. Population: 65,229 (2010 Census);62,515 (2002 Census);65,713 (1989 Census).
The district is located on the slopes of the Western Caucasus, which descend to the Black Sea. The coast within the district runs from northwest to southeast. The majority of the population in the districts lives at or close to the seashore, in former settlements later turned microdistricts. The biggest of them are (northwest to southeast) Svetlana, Bytha, Iskra, Matsesta, Maly Akhun, Khosta, and Kudepsta. Svetlana is essentially a suburb of the center of Sochi, and Kudepsta is separated from Adlersky City District by the Kudepsta River. Further inland, there are mountains, separated by river valleys. The biggest rivers in the district are the Shakhe River, the Sochi River, the Khosta River, and the Matsesta River. The northeastern part of the district belongs to the Caucasus Zapovednik, a huge protected area spanning parts of Krasnodar Krai and Adygea. Much of the remaining area of the district, except for the coastal area, belongs to Sochi National Park. It includes the Orekhovsky waterfall, the second highest in Sochi.
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