Vysokogorsky District Высокогорский район (Russian) Биектау районы (Tatar) |
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Location of Vysokogorsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan |
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Coordinates: 56°01′N 49°20′E / 56.017°N 49.333°ECoordinates: 56°01′N 49°20′E / 56.017°N 49.333°E | |
Lake Kara-Kul, Vysokogorsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Tatarstan |
Administrative structure (as of February 2014) | |
Administrative center | settlement of zheleznodorozhnoy stantsii Vysokaya Gora |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 124 |
Municipal structure (as of May 2013) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Vysokogorsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 24 |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,701.2 km2 (656.8 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 43,207 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 25.4/km2 (66/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Vysokogorsky District (Russian: Высокого́рский райо́н; Tatar: Cyrillic Биектау районы, Latin Biektaw rayonı) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic. The area of the district is 1,701.2 square kilometers (656.8 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of zheleznodorozhnoy stantsii Vysokaya Gora. Population: 43,207 (2010 Census); 46,323 (2002 Census);52,109 (1989 Census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 6.9% of the district's total population.