Coat of arms Flag Federal subject Krasnodar Krai Settlement okrugs 2 Area 2,366 km² | Country Russia Administrative center town of Tuapse Rural okrugs 7 Founded 1920 | |
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Tuapsinsky District (Russian: Туапси́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Tuapsinsky Municipal District. It is located in the south of the krai. The area of the district is 2,366 square kilometers (914 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Tuapse (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 63,530 (2010 Census); 61,257 (2002 Census); 59,809 (1989 Census).
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Map of Tuapsinsky District, Krasnodarskiy Kray, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tuapsinsky District is one of the thirty-eight in the krai. The town of Tuapse serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tuapsinsky Municipal District, with the Town of Tuapse being incorporated within it as Tuapsinskoye Urban Settlement.