Abazinsky District (russian: Абази́нский райо́н; Abaza: ; krc, Абаза район; kbd, Абазэ куей) is an administrativeLaw #84-RZ and municipalLaw #103-RZ district (

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), one of the ten in the

Karachay-Cherkess Republic The Karachay-Cherkess Republic (russian: Карача́ево-Черке́сская Респу́блика, ''Karachayevo-Cherkesskaya Respublika''; krc, Къарачай-Черкес Республика, ''Qaraçay-Çerkes Respublika''; Cir ...

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. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(an ''

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'') of

Inzhich-Chukun Inzhich-Chukun (russian: Инжич-Чукун; abq, Йынджьыгь-Чӏкӏвын) is a rural locality (an ''aul'') and the administrative center of Abazinsky District in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia, located on the banks of the Ma ...

. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,069, with the population of Inzhich-Chukun accounting for 15.2% of that number.

History

The district was established in 2006.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Abazinsky District is one of the ten in the

and has administrative jurisdiction over all of its five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Abazinsky Municipal District. Its five rural localities are incorporated into five rural settlements within the municipal district. The ''

'' of

serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2012 Districts of Karachay-Cherkessia