Tersky District, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Explained

En Name:Tersky District
Ru Name:Терский район
Loc Name1:Тэрч къедзыгъуэ
Loc Lang1:Kabardian
Loc Name2:Терк район
Loc Lang2:Karachay-Balkar
Image View:Джулат.jpg
Coordinates:43.4833°N 52°W
Image Coa:Coats of arms of Terek District.jpg
Federal Subject:Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
Adm Data As Of:April 2014
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Terek
No Of Cities Towns:1
No Of Rural Localities:26
Mun Data As Of:April 2014
Mun Formation1:Tersky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:17
Area Km2:893.12
Pop 2010Census:51220
Urban Pop 2010Census:37.4%
Rural Pop 2010Census:62.6%
Website:http://te.adm-kbr.ru
Date:October 2012
Population of Tersky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:51,220
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:52,976
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:46,245
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:42,814

Tersky District (Russian: Те́рский райо́н; Kabardian: Тэрч къедзыгъуэ; Karachay-Balkar: Терк район) is an administrative[1] and a municipal[2] district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 893.12km2. Its administrative center is the town of Terek. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 51,220, with the population of Terek accounting for 37.4% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tersky District is one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Terek) and twenty-six rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tersky Municipal District. The town of Terek is incorporated as an urban settlement and the twenty-six rural localities are incorporated into seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Terek 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