Urupsky District

Urupsky District
Урупский район
Other transcription(s)
  Karachay-BalkarУруп район
  KabardianУэрп къедзыгъуэ
  AbazaУарп район
Lake Bezmolviya, a protected area of Russia in Urupsky District
Location of Urupsky District in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Coordinates: 43°57′N 41°11′E / 43.950°N 41.183°E / 43.950; 41.183
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKarachay-Cherkess Republic
Established1938
Administrative centerPregradnaya
Area
  Total
2,782 km2 (1,074 sq mi)
Population
  Total
24,404
  Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
  Urban
24.4%
  Rural
75.6%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 15 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asUrupsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID91630000
Websitehttp://urupadm.ru
Population of Urupsky District
2010 Census24,404
2002 Census18,654
1989 Census21,824
1979 Census22,213

Urupsky District (Russian: Уру́пский райо́н; Karachay-Balkar: Уруп район, Urup rayon; Kabardian: Уэрп къедзыгъуэ; Abaza: Уарп район) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 2,782 square kilometers (1,074 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a stanitsa) of Pregradnaya. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 24,404, with the population of Pregradnaya accounting for 30.6% of that number.