Ust-Dzhegutinsky District (Russian: Усть-Джегути́нский райо́н; Karachay-Balkar: Джёгетей Аягъы район, Cögetey Ayağı rayon; Abaza: Усть-Джьгваты район; Kabardian: Жэгуэтэныпэ куей) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 992 square kilometers (383 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Ust-Dzheguta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 50,641, with the population of Ust-Dzheguta accounting for 60.4% of that number.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Dzhegutinsky District is one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (Ust-Dzheguta) and nine rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ust-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District. The town of Ust-Dzheguta is incorporated into an urban settlement, while the nine rural localities are incorporated into seven rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Ust-Dzheguta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1979
37,699
—
1989
46,136
+22.4%
2002
52,196
+13.1%
2010
50,641
−3.0%
2021
50,736
+0.2%
Source: Census data
References
Notes
^ Law #84-RZ
^ "General Information" (in Russian). Ust-Dzhegutinsky District. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
^"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
Sources
Народное Собрание (Парламент) Карачаево-Черкесской Республики. Закон №84-РЗ от 24 февраля 2004 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Карачаево-Черкесской Республики», в ред. Закона №34-РЗ от 5 июля 2011 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Карачаево-Черкесской Республики в связи с изменением наименования должности высшего должностного лица Карачаево-Черкесской Республики». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "День Республики", №36-37 (16431), 28 февраля 2004 г. (People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic. Law #84-RZ of February 24, 2004 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, as amended by the Law #34-RZ of July 5, 2011 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic Due to the Change of the Title of the Top Executive Position of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic. Effective as of the official publication date.).
Народное Собрание (Парламент) Карачаево-Черкесской Республики. Закон №21-РЗ от 14 января 2005 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований на территории Усть-Джегутинского района и наделении их соответствующим статусом», в ред. Закона №72-РЗ от 9 декабря 2010 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Карачаево-Черкесской Республики "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований на территории Усть-Джегутинского района и наделении их соответствующим статусом"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "День Республики", №11–12(16626), 22 января 2005 г. (People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Law #21-RZ of January 14, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Ust-Dzhegutinsky District and on Granting Them Appropriate Status, as amended by the Law #72-RZ of December 9, 2010 On Amending the Law of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Ust-Dzhegutinsky District and on Granting Them Appropriate Status". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
