Teuchezhsky District
| Teuchezhsky District Теучежский район (Russian) Теуцожь къедзыгъо (Adyghe) |
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 Location of Teuchezhsky District in the Republic of Adygea |
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| Coordinates: 44°53′N 39°23′E / 44.883°N 39.383°ECoordinates: 44°53′N 39°23′E / 44.883°N 39.383°E | |
 Aerial view of the auls of Pshikuykhabl (left) and Tauykhabl (right) near Krasnodar Reservoir in Teuchezhsky District |
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| Holiday | Second Saturday of September |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Adygea |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2012) | |
| Administrative center | aul of Ponezhukay |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 26 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Teuchezhsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 6 |
| Local government: | |
| Head | Azamat Khachmamuk |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 700 km2 (270 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 20,643 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 26.2% |
| • Rural | 73.8% |
| Density | 29.49/km2 (76.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | February 7, 1929 (first), August 5, 1957 (second) |
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| 2010 Census | 20,643 |
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| 2002 Census | 19,951 |
| 1989 Census | 21,929 |
| 1979 Census | 77,094 |
Teuchezhsky District (Russian: Теуче́жский райо́н; Adyghe: Теуцожь къедзыгъо) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with the territory of the City of Krasnodar of Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar Reservoir, and Krasnogvardeysky District in the north, Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai in the east and southeast, the territory of the Town of Goryachy Klyuch of Krasnodar Krai in the south, and with Takhtamukaysky District in the west. The area of the district is 700 square kilometers (270 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (an aul) of Ponezhukay. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,643, with the population of Ponezhukay accounting for 16.7% of that number.
The district was established on February 7, 1929 as Psekupsky District (Псекупский район) and was renamed Ponezhukaysky (Понежукайский район) in 1938 and Teuchezhsky in 1940. The district was merged into Takhtamukaysky District on December 7, 1956 but was, however, restored shortly thereafter on August 5, 1957.
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