Elbrussky District
Эльбрусский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Karachay-Balkar | Эльбрус район |
• Kabardian | Ӏуащхьэмахуэ къедзыгъуэ |
Coordinates: 43°24′N 42°55′E / 43.400°N 42.917°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 | |
• Total | 36,260 |
• 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[3] |
• Municipal divisions[3] | 1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
OKTMO ID | 83648000 |
Website | http://el.adm-kbr.ru |
2010 Census | 36,260[2] |
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2002 Census | 35,968[5] |
Elbrussky District (Russian: Эльбру́сский райо́н; Karachay-Balkar: Эльбрус район; Kabardian: Ӏуащхьэмахуэ къедзыгъуэ) 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 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]