Elbrussky District (Russian: Эльбру́сский райо́н; Karachay-Balkar: Эльбрус район; Kabardian: Ӏуащхьэмахуэ къедзыгъуэ) is an administrative[1] and a municipal[4] district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. It is located in the western and southwestern parts of the republic. The area of the district is 1,850.43 square kilometers (714.46 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the town of Tyrnyauz.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 36,260, with the population of Tyrnyauz accounting for 57.9% of that number.[2]

Elbrussky District Эльбрусский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Karachay-Balkar	Эльбрус район
• Kabardian	Ӏуащхьэмахуэ къедзыгъуэ
Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, is located in Elbrussky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Elbrussky District in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Coordinates: 43°24′N 42°55′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kabardino-Balkar Republic[1]
Established	1935
Administrative center	Tyrnyauz[1]
Area
• Total	1,850.43 km2 (714.46 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	36,260
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	35,888 (−1%)
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
• Urban	57.9%
• Rural	42.1%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 Cities/towns, 10 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Elbrussky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	1 Urban settlements, 6 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	83648000
Website	http://el.adm-kbr.ru

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Elbrussky District is one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Tyrnyauz) and ten rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Elbrussky Municipal District.[4] The town of Tyrnyauz is incorporated as an urban settlement and the ten rural localities are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The town of Tyrnyauz serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.

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Sources

• Парламент Кабардино-Балкарской Республики. Закон №12-РЗ от 27 февраля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Кабардино-Балкарской Республики», в ред. Закона №20-РЗ от 23 апреля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные республиканские Законы». Вступил в силу на следующий день после опубликования. Опубликован: "Кабардино-Балкарская правда", б/н, 1 марта 2005 г. (Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Law #12-RZ of February 27, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, as amended by the Law #20-RZ of April 23, 2014 On Amending Various Republican Laws. Effective as of the day following the publication date.).
• Парламент Кабардино-Балкарской Республики. Закон №13-РЗ от 27 февраля 2005 г. «Об статусе и границах муниципальных образований в Кабардино-Балкарской Республики», в ред. Закона №20-РЗ от 23 апреля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные республиканские Законы». Вступил в силу на следующий день после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кабардино-Балкарская правда", б/н, 1 марта 2005 г. (Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Law #13-RZ of February 27, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of the Municipal Formations in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, as amended by the Law #20-RZ of April 23, 2014 On Amending Various Republican Laws. Effective as of the day following the official publication date.).

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