Maykopsky District
| Maykopsky District Майкопский район (Russian) Мыекъуапэ къедзыгъо (Adyghe) |
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 Location of Maykopsky District in the Republic of Adygea |
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| Coordinates: 44°31′N 40°10′E / 44.517°N 40.167°ECoordinates: 44°31′N 40°10′E / 44.517°N 40.167°E | |
 Mount Fisht in Maykopsky District |
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| Holiday | Observed in September |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Adygea |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2012) | |
| Administrative center | settlement of Tulsky |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 57 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Maykopsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 10 |
| Local government: | |
| Head | Alexey Petrusenko |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,667.43 km2 (1,416.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 58,439 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 30.7% |
| • Rural | 69.3% |
| Density | 15.93/km2 (41.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | February 21, 1940 |
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| 2010 Census | 58,439 |
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| 2002 Census | 58,485 |
| 1989 Census | 58,593 |
| 1979 Census | 70,818 |
Maykopsky District (Russian: Майко́пский райо́н; Adyghe: Мыекъуапэ къедзыгъо) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic and borders with Giaginsky District in the north, Mostovsky District of Krasnodar Krai in the east, the territory of the City of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai in the south, Apsheronsky District of Krasnodar Krai in the west and southwest, and with Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,667.43 square kilometers (1,416.00 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Tulsky. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 58,439, with the population of Tulsky accounting for 18.4% of that number.
The predecessor of this district was first established on December 28, 1934 as an administrative division of Azov-Black Sea Krai. It was renamed Tulsky on April 10, 1936. When Azov-Black Sea Krai was divided into Krasnodar Krai and Rostov Oblast in September 1937, Tulsky District remained a part of the former. On February 21, 1940, Maykopsky District was established within Adyghe Autonomous Oblast and on April 28, 1962 Tulsky District of Krasnodar Krai was merged into it.
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