Koshekhablsky District

Koshekhablsky District (Russian: Кошеха́бльский райо́н; Adyghe: Кощхьэблэ къедзыгъо) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic and borders with Kurganinsky District of Krasnodar Krai in the north and northeast, Labinsky District of Krasnodar Krai in the east, Mostovsky District of Krasnodar Krai in the south, Giaginsky District in the west, and with Shovgenovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 606.7 square kilometers (234.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (an aul) of Koshekhabl. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 30,422, with the population of Koshekhabl accounting for 23.8% of that number.

Koshekhablsky District
Кошехабльский район
Other transcription(s)
  AdygheКощхьаблэ къедзыгъо
Aul Xodz
Location of Koshekhablsky District in the Republic of Adygea
Coordinates: 44°54′N 40°29′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Adygea
EstablishedDecember 31, 1934 (first),
January 12, 1965 (second)
Administrative centerKoshekhabl
Government
  TypeLocal government
  Head of AdministrationHamirzov Zaur Askarbievich
Area
  Total606.7 km2 (234.2 sq mi)
Population
  Total30,422
  Estimate 
(2018)
29,726 (−2.3%)
  Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities24 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKoshekhablsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID79615000
Websitehttp://www.admin-koshehabl.ru
Population of Koshekhablsky District
2010 Census30,422
2002 Census31,296
1989 Census29,766
1979 Census30,654
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