Chegemsky District Explained

En Name:Chegemsky District
Ru Name:Чегемский район
Loc Name1:Шэджэм къедзыгъуэ
Loc Lang1:Kabardian
Loc Name2:Чегем район
Loc Lang2:Karachay-Balkar
Image View:Эльтюбю.JPG
Coordinates:43.5667°N 78°W
Image Coa:Coats of arms of Chegem District.gif
Federal Subject:Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
Adm Data As Of:April 2014
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Chegem
No Of Cities Towns:1
No Of Rural Localities:12
Mun Data As Of:April 2014
Mun Formation1:Chegemsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:9
Area Km2:1503.32
Pop 2010Census:69092
Urban Pop 2010Census:26.1%
Rural Pop 2010Census:73.9%
Website:http://www.cg.adm-kbr.ru
Date:October 2012
Population of Chegemsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:69,092
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:68,335
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:50,486
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:43,315

Chegemsky District (Russian: Чеге́мский райо́н; Kabardian: Шэджэм къедзыгъуэ; Karachay-Balkar: Чегем район, Çegem rayon) is an administrative[1] and a municipal[2] 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 1503.32km2. Its administrative center is the town of Chegem. 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.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chegemsky District is one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkaianr Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Chegem) and twelve rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Chegemsky Municipal District. The town of Chegem is incorporated as an urban settlement and the twelve rural localities are incorporated into nine rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Chegem serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #12-RZ
  2. Law #13-RZ