Nogaysky District, Karachay-Cherkess Republic Explained

En Name:Nogaysky District
Ru Name:Ногайский район
Loc Name1:Ногай районы
Loc Lang1:Nogay
Loc Name2:Нэгъуей куей
Loc Lang2:Kabardian
Loc Name3:Ногъай район
Loc Lang3:Karachay-Balkar
Image View:Эркен-Халк.jpg
Coordinates:44.3667°N 98°W
Federal Subject:Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Adm Data As Of:July 2011
Adm Ctr Type:settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Erken-Shakhar
No Of Rural Localities:8
Mun Data As Of:June 2008
Mun Formation1:Nogaysky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:5
Area Km2:202
Pop 2010Census:15659
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Established Date:2007
Website:http://noghay-rayon.ru
Date:November 2009

Nogaysky District (Russian: Нога́йский райо́н; Nogay: Nogai: Ногай районы, Noğay rayonı; Kabardian: Нэгъуей куей; Karachay-Balkar: Ногъай район, Noğay rayon) is an administrative[1] and a municipal[2] district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 202km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Erken-Shakhar. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 15,659, with the population of Erken-Shakhar accounting for 26.7% of that number.

History

The district was established in 2007.[3]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nogaysky District is one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over all of its eight rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Nogaysky Municipal District. Its eight rural localities are incorporated into five rural settlements within the municipal district. The settlement of Erken-Shakhar serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #84-RZ
  2. Law #15-RZ
  3. Web site: General Information. Nogaysky District. russian. May 13, 2017.