Chegemsky District
Чегемский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Kabardian | Шэджэм къедзыгъуэ |
• Karachay-Balkar | Чегем район |
Coordinates: 43°34′N 43°35′E / 43.567°N 43.583°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kabardino-Balkarian Republic[1] |
Established | 28 January 1935 |
Administrative center | Chegem[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,503.32 km2 (580.44 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 69,092 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
• Urban | 26.1% |
• Rural | 73.9% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 12 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Chegemsky Municipal District[3] |
• Municipal divisions[3] | 1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
OKTMO ID | 83645000 |
Website | http://www.cg.adm-kbr.ru |
2010 Census | 69,092[2] |
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2002 Census | 68,335[5] |
1989 Census | 50,486[6] |
1979 Census | 43,315[7] |
Chegemsky District (Russian: Чеге́мский райо́н; Kabardian: Шэджэм къедзыгъуэ; Karachay-Balkar: Чегем район, Çegem rayon) is an administrative[1] and a municipal[3] district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. It is located in the central and southwestern parts of the republic. The area of the district is 1,503.32 square kilometers (580.44 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Chegem.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 69,092, with the population of Chegem accounting for 26.1% of that number.[2]