Shovgenovsky District
Shovgenovsky District
Шовгеновский район (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Adyghe | Шэуджэн къедзыгъо |
The village of Chernyshev, Shovgenovsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Shovgenovsky District in the Republic of Adygea | |
| Coordinates: 45°01′N 40°14′E / 45.017°N 40.233°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Adygea |
| Established | January 12, 1965 |
| Administrative center | Khakurinokhabl |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Head | Aslan Meretukov |
| Area | |
• Total | 521.43 km2 (201.33 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,997 |
| • Density | 32.597/km2 (84.426/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 31 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Shovgenovsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 79640000 |
| Website | http://shovgen880.ru |
| 2010 Census | 16,997 |
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| 2002 Census | 16,388 |
| 1989 Census | 17,867 |
| 1979 Census | 19,512 |
Shovgenovsky District (Russian: Шовге́новский райо́н, romanized: Šovgenovskij rajon; Adyghe: Шэуджэн къедзыгъо, romanized: Ṩəwdjən qyedzığo) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea, Russia. It is located in the central northern portion of the republic and borders with Ust-Labinsky District of Krasnodar Krai in the north, Kurganinsky District of Krasnodar Krai in the north and northeast, Koshekhablsky District in the east and southeast, Giaginsky District in the south, Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai in the southwest, and with Krasnogvardeysky District in the west. The area of the district is 521.43 square kilometers (201.33 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (an aul) of Khakurinokhabl. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,997, with the population of Khakurinokhabl accounting for 23.8% of that number.