Karachayevsky District (Russian: Карача́евский райо́н; Karachay-Balkar: Къарачай район, Qaraçay rayon; Kabardian: Къэрэшей район) is an administrative[1] and a municipal[6] district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the central and southern parts of the republic. The area of the district is 3,916 square kilometers (1,512 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Karachayevsk (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] As of 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 30,376.[3]

Karachayevsky District Карачаевский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Karachay-Balkar	Къарачай район
• Kabardian	Къэрэшей район
Lake Tretye Badukskoye in Karachayevsky District
Location of Karachayevsky District in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Coordinates: 43°46′N 41°54′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Karachay-Cherkess Republic[1]
Established	12 January 1957
Administrative center	Karachayevsk[1]
Area [2]
• Total	3,916 km2 (1,512 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	30,376
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	31,835 (+4.8%)
• Density	7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
• Urban	20.5%
• Rural	79.5%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	2 Urban-type settlements[5], 17 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Karachayevsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	2 Urban settlements, 13 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
OKTMO ID	91615000
Website	http://www.карачаевский-район.рф

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Karachayevsky District is one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over two urban-type settlements (Novy Karachay and Pravokubansky) and seventeen rural localities.[1] The town of Karachayevsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Karachayevsky Municipal District.[6] The two urban-type settlements are incorporated into two urban settlements, while the seventeen rural localities are incorporated into thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The town of republic significance of Karachayevsk is incorporated separately from the district as Karachayevsky Urban Okrug,[11] but serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.[6]

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Sources

• Народное Собрание (Парламент) Карачаево-Черкесской Республики. Закон №84-РЗ от 24 февраля 2004 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Карачаево-Черкесской Республики», в ред. Закона №34-РЗ от 5 июля 2011 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Карачаево-Черкесской Республики в связи с изменением наименования должности высшего должностного лица Карачаево-Черкесской Республики». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "День Республики", №36-37 (16431), 28 февраля 2004 г. (People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic. Law #84-RZ of February 24, 2004 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, as amended by the Law #34-RZ of July 5, 2011 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic Due to the Change of the Title of the Top Executive Position of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic. Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Народное Собрание (Парламент) Карачаево-Черкесской Республики. Закон №10-РЗ от 12 января 2005 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований на территории Карачаевского района и наделении их соответствующим статусом», в ред. Закона №39-РЗ от 24 июня 2008 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Карачаево-Черкесской Республики». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "День Республики", №6–7 (16621), 18 января 2005 г. (People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Law #10-RZ of January 12, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Karachayevsky District and on Granting Them Appropriate Status, as amended by the Law #39-RZ of June 24, 2008 On Amending Several Legislative Acts of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Народное Собрание (Парламент) Карачаево-Черкесской Республики. Закон №9-РЗ от 12 января 2005 г. «Об установлении границ Карачаевского муниципального образования и наделении его статусом городского округа», в ред. Закона №35-РЗ от 24 июля 2009 г «О внесении изменения в статью 1 Закона Карачаево-Черкесской Республики "Об установлении границ Карачаевского муниципального образования и наделении его статусом городского округа"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "День Республики", №6–7 (16621), 18 января 2005 г. (People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic. Law #9-RZ of January 12, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of Karachayevskoye Municipal Formation and on Granting It Urban Okrug Status, as amended by the Law #35-RZ of July 24, 2009 On Amending Article 1 of the Law of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic "On Establishing the Borders of Karachayevskoye Municipal Formation and on Granting It Urban Okrug Status". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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