Leskensky District
Leskensky District
Лескенский район (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Kabardian | Лэскэн къедзыгъуэ |
| • Karachay-Balkar | Лескен район |
Central Mosque, Argudana, Lesensky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Leskensky District in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic | |
| Coordinates: 43°21′N 43°56′E / 43.350°N 43.933°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kabardino-Balkar Republic |
| Established | 2003 |
| Administrative center | Anzorey |
| Area | |
• Total | 523.06 km2 (201.95 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 27,840 |
| • Density | 53.23/km2 (137.9/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 9 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Leskensky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 83618000 |
| Website | [1] |
Leskensky District (Russian: Лескенский райо́н; Kabardian: Лэскэн къедзыгъуэ; Ossetian: Лескени уойлат; Karachay-Balkar: Лескен район, romanized: Lesken rayon) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 523.06 square kilometers (201.95 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Anzorey. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 27,840, with the population of Anzorey accounting for 23.5% of that number.