Chereksky District
Chereksky District
Черекский район (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Kabardian | Шэрэдж къедзыгъуэ |
| • Karachay-Balkar | Черек район |
Mount Gestola in Chereksky District | |
Location of Chereksky District in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′N 43°36′E / 43.317°N 43.600°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kabardino-Balkar Republic |
| Established | 28 January 1935 |
| Administrative center | Kashkhatau |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,210 km2 (850 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 26,956 |
| • Density | 12.2/km2 (31.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 19.6% |
| • Rural | 80.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 10 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Chereksky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 83630000 |
| Website | http://cr.adm-kbr.ru |
| 2010 Census | 26,956 |
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| 2002 Census | 25,927 |
| 1989 Census | 22,079 |
| 1979 Census | 21,603 |
Chereksky District (Russian: Черекский райо́н; Kabardian: Шэрэдж къедзыгъуэ; Karachay-Balkar: Черек район, Çerek rayon) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. It is located in the central and southern parts of the republic. The area of the district is 2,210 square kilometers (850 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Kashkhatau. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 26,956, with the population of Kashkhatau accounting for 19.6% of that number.