Urvansky District Урванский район (Russian) Аруан къедзыгъуэ (Kabardian) Урван район (Karachay-Balkar) |
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Location of Urvansky District in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic |
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Coordinates: 43°33′N 43°51′E / 43.550°N 43.850°ECoordinates: 43°33′N 43°51′E / 43.550°N 43.850°E | |
Psyguensu, Urvansky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kabardino-Balkar Republic |
Administrative structure (as of April 2014) | |
Administrative center | town of Nartkala |
Inhabited localities: | |
Cities/towns | 1 |
Rural localities | 12 |
Municipal structure (as of April 2014) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Urvansky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 11 |
Statistics | |
Area | 458 km2 (177 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 71,782 inhabitants |
• Urban | 44.2% |
• Rural | 55.8% |
Density | 156.73/km2 (405.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Official website | |
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2010 Census | 71,782 |
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2002 Census | 104,126 |
1989 Census | 82,727 |
1979 Census | 74,437 |
Urvansky District (Russian: Урва́нский райо́н; Kabardian: Аруан къедзыгъуэ; Karachay-Balkar: Урван район) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 458 square kilometers (177 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Nartkala. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 71,782, with the population of Nartkala accounting for 44.2% of that number.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Urvansky District is one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Nartkala) and twelve rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Urvansky Municipal District. The town of Nartkala is incorporated as an urban settlement and the twelve rural localities are incorporated into eleven rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Nartkala serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.