Zolsky District

Zolsky District
Зольский район
Other transcription(s)
  KabardianДзэлыкъуэ къедзыгъуэ
  Karachay-BalkarЗольск район
Lake Tambukan is partially located in Zolsky District
Location of Zolsky District in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Coordinates: 43°54′N 43°13′E / 43.900°N 43.217°E / 43.900; 43.217
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKabardino-Balkar Republic
Established1937
Administrative centerZalukokoazhe
Area
  Total
2,124 km2 (820 sq mi)
Population
  Total
48,939
  Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
  Urban
20.1%
  Rural
79.9%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities19 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asZolsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID83615000
Website
Population of Zolsky District
2010 Census48,939
2002 Census50,634
1989 Census38,785
1979 Census36,571

Zolsky District (Russian: Зо́льский райо́н; Kabardian: Дзэлыкъуэ къедзыгъуэ; Karachay-Balkar: Зольск район) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. It is located in the western and northwestern parts of the republic. The area of the district is 2,124 square kilometers (820 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Zalukokoazhe. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 48,939, with the population of Zalukokoazhe accounting for 20.1% of that number.