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Zolsky District

Zolsky District
Зольский район (Russian)
Дзэлыкъуэ къедзыгъуэ (Kabardian)
Зольск район (Karachay-Balkar)
Location of Zolsky District (Kabardino-Balkaria).svg
Location of Zolsky District in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Coordinates: 43°54′N 43°13′E / 43.900°N 43.217°E / 43.900; 43.217Coordinates: 43°54′N 43°13′E / 43.900°N 43.217°E / 43.900; 43.217
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Lake Tambukan is partially located in Zolsky District
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Administrative structure (as of April 2014)
Administrative center settlement of Zalukokoazhe
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 19
Municipal structure (as of April 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Zolsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 15
Statistics
Area 2,124 km2 (820 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 48,939 inhabitants
• Urban 20.1%
• Rural 79.9%
Density 23.04/km2 (59.7/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Official website
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Population of Zolsky District
2010 Census 48,939
2002 Census 50,634
1989 Census 38,785
1979 Census 36,571

Zolsky District (Russian: Зо́льский райо́н; Kabardian: Дзэлыкъуэ къедзыгъуэ; Karachay-Balkar: Зольск район) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. It is located in the western and northwestern parts of the republic. The area of the district is 2,124 square kilometers (820 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Zalukokoazhe. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 48,939, with the population of Zalukokoazhe accounting for 20.1% of that number.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zolsky District is one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over all of its nineteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Zolsky Municipal District. Its rural localities are incorporated into fifteen rural settlements within the municipal district, with the exception of the settlement of Zalukokoazhe, which is incorporated as Zalukokoazhe Urban Settlement. The settlement of Zalukokoazhe serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.


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