Urvansky District

Urvansky District
Урванский район
Other transcription(s)
  KabardianАруан къедзыгъуэ
  Karachay-BalkarУрван район
Psyguensu, Urvansky District
Location of Urvansky District in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
Coordinates: 43°33′N 43°51′E / 43.550°N 43.850°E / 43.550; 43.850
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKabardino-Balkar Republic
Established1 September 1921
Administrative centerNartkala
Area
  Total
458 km2 (177 sq mi)
Population
  Total
71,782
  Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
  Urban
44.2%
  Rural
55.8%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 12 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asUrvansky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID83640000
Websitehttp://www.ur.adm-kbr.ru
Population of Urvansky District
2010 Census71,782
2002 Census104,126
1989 Census82,727
1979 Census74,437

Urvansky District (Russian: Урва́нский райо́н; Kabardian: Аруан къедзыгъуэ; Karachay-Balkar: Урван район) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 458 square kilometers (177 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Nartkala. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 71,782, with the population of Nartkala accounting for 44.2% of that number.