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Teuchezhsky District

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Country
  
Russia

Administrative center
  
aul of Ponezhukay

Rural localities
  
26

Federal subject
  
Republic of Adygea

Urban-type settlements
  
1

Area
  
710 km²

Teuchezhsky District

Holiday
  
Second Saturday of September

Teuchezhsky District (Russian: Теуче́жский райо́н; Adyghe: Теуцожь 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 the territory of the City of Krasnodar of Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar Reservoir, and Krasnogvardeysky District in the north, Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai in the east and southeast, the territory of the Town of Goryachy Klyuch of Krasnodar Krai in the south, and with Takhtamukaysky District in the west. The area of the district is 700 square kilometers (270 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (an aul) of Ponezhukay. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,643, with the population of Ponezhukay accounting for 16.7% of that number.

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Map of Teuchezhsky District, Adygea, Russia

History

The district was established on February 7, 1929 as Psekupsky District (Псекупский район) and was renamed Ponezhukaysky (Понежукайский район) in 1938 and Teuchezhsky in 1940. The district was merged into Takhtamukaysky District on December 7, 1956 but was, however, restored shortly thereafter on August 5, 1957.

Administrative and municipal status

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

Municipal composition

Urban settlements
  1. Tlyustenkhablskoye Urban Settlement (Тлюстенхабльское)
  2. urban-type settlement of Tlyustenkhabl
    3. rural localities under jurisdiction of the urban-type settlement:
  3. aul of Tugurgoy
Rural settlements
  1. Assokolayskoye Rural Settlement (Ассоколайское)Administrative center: aul of Assokolayother localities of the rural settlement:
  2. selo of Krasnoye
  3. Gabukayskoye Rural Settlement (Габукайское)Administrative center: aul of Gabukayother localities of the rural settlement:
  4. khutor of Chabanov
  5. khutor of Petrov
  6. khutor of Shevchenko
  7. Dzhidzhikhablskoye Rural Settlement (Джиджихабльское)Administrative center: aul of Dzhidzhikhablother localities of the rural settlement:
  8. khutor of Gorodskoy
  9. aul of Kunchukokhabl
  10. aul of Tauykhabl
  11. Pchegatlukayskoye Rural Settlement (Пчегатлукайское)Administrative center: aul of Pchegatlukayother localities of the rural settlement:
  12. settlement of Chetuk
  13. khutor of Kazazov
  14. khutor of Kochkin, Pchegatlukayskoye Rural Settlement
  15. khutor of Krasnensky
  16. Ponezhukayskoye Rural Settlement (Понежукайское)Administrative center: aul of Ponezhukayother localities of the rural settlement:
  17. khutor of Kochkin, Ponezhukayskoye Rural Settlement
  18. khutor of Kolos
  19. aul of Nachereziy
  20. aul of Nezhukay
  21. aul of Pshikuykhabl
  22. khutor of Shunduk
  23. settlement of Zarya
  24. Vochepshiyskoye Rural Settlement (Вочепшийское)Administrative center: aul of Vochepshiyother localities of the rural settlement:
  25. khutor of Novovochepshiy

References

Teuchezhsky District Wikipedia
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