Ust-Dzhegutinsky District Усть-Джегутинский район (Russian) Джёгетей Аягъы район (Karachay-Balkar) Жэгуэтэныпэ куей (Kabardian) Усть-Джьгваты район (Abaza) |
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Location of Ust-Dzhegutinsky District in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic |
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Coordinates: 44°06′N 41°59′E / 44.100°N 41.983°ECoordinates: 44°06′N 41°59′E / 44.100°N 41.983°E | |
Remains of the former Krasnogorsk Fortress in the stanitsa of Krasnogorskaya in Ust-Dzhegutinsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Karachay-Cherkess Republic |
Administrative structure (as of July 2011) | |
Administrative center | town of Ust-Dzheguta |
Inhabited localities: | |
Cities/towns | 1 |
Rural localities | 9 |
Municipal structure (as of December 2010) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Ust-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 7 |
Statistics | |
Area | 992 km2 (383 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 50,641 inhabitants |
• Urban | 60.4% |
• Rural | 39.6% |
Density | 51.05/km2 (132.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Official website | |
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2010 Census | 50,641 |
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2002 Census | 52,196 |
1989 Census | 46,136 |
1979 Census | 37,699 |
Ust-Dzhegutinsky District (Russian: Усть-Джегути́нский райо́н; Karachay-Balkar: Джёгетей Аягъы район; Kabardian: Жэгуэтэныпэ куей; Abaza: Усть-Джьгваты район) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 992 square kilometers (383 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Ust-Dzheguta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 50,641, with the population of Ust-Dzheguta accounting for 60.4% of that number.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Dzhegutinsky District is one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Ust-Dzheguta) and nine rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ust-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District. The town of Ust-Dzheguta is incorporated into an urban settlement, while the nine rural localities are incorporated into seven rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Ust-Dzheguta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.