Dzheyrakhsky District

Dzheyrakhsky District (Russian: Джейра́хский райо́н; Ingush: ЖӀайраха шахьар, Žyajraxa šaꜧar) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the four in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 628.14 kilometers (390.31 mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Dzheyrakh. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 2,638, with the population of Dzheyrakh accounting for 57.4% of that number.

Dzheyrakhsky District
Джейрахский район
Other transcription(s)
  IngushЖӀайраха шахьар
Defense towers in the selo of Erzi in Dzheyrakhsky District
Location of Dzheyrakhsky District in the Republic of Ingushetia
Coordinates: 42°49′N 44°41′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Ingushetia
EstablishedOctober 1993
Administrative centerDzheyrakh
Area
  Total628.14 km2 (242.53 sq mi)
Population
  Total2,638
  Estimate 
(2018)
2,981 (+13%)
  Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities85 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asDzheyrakhsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID26620000
Websitehttp://www.jeyrah.ru
Population of Dzheyrakhsky District
2010 Census2,638
2002 Census2,334
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