Chegemsky District (russian: Чеге́мский райо́н; kbd, Шэджэм къедзыгъуэ; krc, Чегем район, ''Çegem rayon'') is an administrativeLaw #12-RZ and a municipalLaw #13-RZ district (

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), one of the ten in the

Kabardino-Balkar Republic The Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (russian: Кабарди́но-Балка́рская Респу́блика, ''Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika''; kbd, Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр Республикэ, ''Ķêbêrdej-Baĺķêr Respublik� ...

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. It is located in the central and southwestern parts of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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of Chegem. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 69,092, with the population of Chegem accounting for 26.1% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chegemsky District is one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkaianr Republic and has administrative jurisdiction over one town ( Chegem) and twelve rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Chegemsky Municipal District. The town of Chegem is incorporated as an urban settlement and the twelve rural localities are incorporated into nine rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Chegem serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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