Leskensky District
Лескенский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Kabardian | Лэскэн къедзыгъуэ |
• Karachay-Balkar | Лескен район |
Coordinates: 43°21′N 43°56′E / 43.350°N 43.933°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kabardino-Balkar Republic[1] |
Established | 2003 |
Administrative center | Anzorey[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 523.06 km2 (201.95 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 27,840 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 9 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Leskensky Municipal District[3] |
• Municipal divisions[3] | 0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
OKTMO ID | 83618000 |
Website | [1] |
Leskensky District (Russian: Лескенский райо́н; Kabardian: Лэскэн къедзыгъуэ; Ossetian: Лескени уойлат; Karachay-Balkar: Лескен район, romanized: Lesken 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 southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 523.06 square kilometers (201.95 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Anzorey.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 27,840, with the population of Anzorey accounting for 23.5% of that number.[2]