Nogaysky District
Ногайский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Nogay | Ногай районы |
• Kabardian | Нэгъуей куей |
• Karachay-Balkar | Ногъай район |
Coordinates: 44°22′N 41°57′E / 44.367°N 41.950°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Karachay-Cherkess Republic[1] |
Established | 2007 |
Administrative center | Erken-Shakhar[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 202 km2 (78 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,659 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 15,566 (−0.6%) |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 8 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Nogaysky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 91623000 |
Website | http://noghay-rayon.ru |
Nogaysky District (Russian: Нога́йский райо́н; Nogay: Ногай районы, Nogay rayonı; Kabardian: Нэгъуей куей; Karachay-Balkar: Ногъай район, Noğay rayon) is an administrative[1] and a municipal[5] 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 202 square kilometers (78 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Erken-Shakhar.[1] 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.[3]
The district was established in 2007.[2]
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.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Nogaysky Municipal District.[5] Its eight rural localities are incorporated into five rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The settlement of Erken-Shakhar serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[5] district.