En Name: | Elbrussky District |
Ru Name: | Эльбрусский район |
Loc Name1: | Эльбрус район |
Loc Lang1: | Karachay-Balkar |
Loc Name2: | Ӏуащхьэмахуэ къедзыгъуэ |
Loc Lang2: | Kabardian |
Image View: | Mount Elbrus May 2008.jpg |
Coordinates: | 43.4°N 97°W |
Image Coa: | Coat of arms of Elbrus District.gif |
Federal Subject: | Kabardino-Balkar Republic |
Adm Data As Of: | April 2014 |
Adm Ctr Type: | town |
Adm Ctr Name: | Tyrnyauz |
No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 10 |
Mun Data As Of: | April 2014 |
Mun Formation1: | Elbrussky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 6 |
Area Km2: | 1850.43 |
Pop 2010Census: | 36260 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 57.9% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 42.1% |
Website: | http://el.adm-kbr.ru |
Date: | October 2012 |
Population of Elbrussky District | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 36,260 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 35,968 |
Elbrussky District (ru|Эльбру́сский райо́н; krc|Эльбрус район; Kabardian: Kabardian: Ӏуащхьэмахуэ къедзыгъуэ) 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 western and southwestern parts of the republic. The area of the district is 1850.43km2. Its administrative center is the town of Tyrnyauz. 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.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Elbrussky District is one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Tyrnyauz) and ten rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Elbrussky Municipal District. The town of Tyrnyauz is incorporated as an urban settlement and the ten rural localities are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Tyrnyauz serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.