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Takhtamukaysky District

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Country
  
Russia

Administrative center
  
aul of Takhtamukay

Rural localities
  
25

Federal subject
  
Republic of Adygea

Urban-type settlements
  
2

Area
  
440 km²

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Municipally incorporated as
  
Takhtamukaysky Municipal District

Takhtamukaysky District (Russian: Тахтамука́йский райо́н; Adyghe: Тэхъутэмыкъуае къедзыгъо) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with Krasnoarmeysky District of Krasnodar Krai and with the territory of the City of Krasnodar in the north, Teuchezhsky District in the east, the territory of the Town of Goryachy Klyuch of Krasnodar Krai in the south, and with Seversky District of Krasnodar Krai in the south and west. The area of the district is 463.6 square kilometers (179.0 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (an aul) of Takhtamukay. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 69,662, with the population of Takhtamukay accounting for 7.5% of that number.

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Map of Takhtamukaysky District, Adygea, Russia

History

The district was first established on September 2, 1924, but was abolished a few years later on February 7, 1929. On December 31, 1934, the district was re-established and existed until February 1, 1963, when it was merged into Teuchezhsky Rural District. The district was again re-established, in its modern form, on April 25, 1983, under the name of Oktyabrsky. It was renamed Takhtamukaysky in 1990.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Takhtamukaysky District is one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea and has administrative jurisdiction over two urban-type settlements and twenty-five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Takhtamukaysky Municipal District. The two urban-type settlements and six rural localities are incorporated into two urban settlements, while the remaining nineteen rural localities are incorporated into five rural settlements within the municipal district. The aul of Takhtamukay serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

Municipal composition

Urban settlements
  1. Enemskoye Urban Settlement (Энемское)
  2. urban-type settlement of Enem
  3. rural localities under jurisdiction of the urban-type settlement:
  4. settlement of Druzhny
  5. aul of Novobzhegokay
  6. khutor of Novy Sad
  7. khutor of Supovsky
  8. Yablonovskoye Urban Settlement (Яблоновское)
  9. urban-type settlement of Yablonovsky
  10. rural localities under jurisdiction of the urban-type settlement:
  11. settlement of Novy
  12. settlement of Perekatny
Rural settlements
  1. Afipsipskoye Rural Settlement (Афипсипское) Administrative center: aul of Afipsip other localities of the rural settlement:
  2. aul of Khashtuk
  3. settlement of Kubanstroy
  4. aul of Panakhes
  5. aul of Pseytuk
  6. Kozetskoye Rural Settlement (Козетское) Administrative center: aul of Kozet
  7. Shendzhiyskoye Rural Settlement (Шенджийское) Administrative center: aul of Shendzhiy other localities of the rural settlement:
  8. khutor of Krasnoarmeysky
  9. khutor of Novomogilevsky
  10. khutor of Staromogilevsky
  11. Starobzhegokayskoye Rural Settlement (Старобжегокайское) Administrative center: aul of Starobzhegokay other localities of the rural settlement:
  12. khutor of Khomuty
  13. settlement of Novaya Adygeya
  14. Takhtamukayskoye Rural Settlement (Тахтамукайское) Administrative center: aul of Takhtamukay other localities of the rural settlement:
  15. khutor of Apostolidi
  16. aul of Natukhay
  17. settlement of Otradny
  18. settlement of Prikubansky
  19. settlement of Sups

References

Takhtamukaysky District Wikipedia