Giaginsky District (russian: Гиаги́нский райо́н; ady, Джэджэ къедзыгъо) is an administrativeLaw #171 and a municipalLaw #249 district (

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), one of the

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in the

Republic of Adygea The Republic of Adygea (; russian: Республика Адыгея, Respublika Adygeya, p=ɐdɨˈɡʲejə; ady, Адыгэ Республик, ''Adıgə Respublik''), also known as the Adyghe Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated ...

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. It is located in the northern central portion of the republic and borders with

Shovgenovsky District Shovgenovsky District (russian: Шовгеновский район, translit=Šovgenovskij rajon; ady, Шэуджэн къедзыгъо, translit=Ṩəwdjən qyedzığo) is an administrativeLaw #171 and a municipalLaw #272 district (raion), one ...

in the north,

Koshekhablsky District Koshekhablsky District (russian: Кошеха́бльский райо́н; ady, Кощхьэблэ къедзыгъо) is an administrativeLaw #171 and a municipalLaw #282 district (raion), one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea, Russia. It ...

in the east and northeast,

Mostovsky District Mostovsky District (russian: Мостовский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Mostovs ...

Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...

in the southeast,

Maykopsky District Maykopsky District (russian: Майко́пский райо́н; ady, Мыекъуапэ къедзыгъо) is an administrativeLaw #171 and a municipalLaw #283 district (raion), one of the list of administrative and municipal divisions of the ...

in the south, and with

Belorechensky District Belorechensky District (russian: Белоре́ченский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 As a municipal division, it is incorporate ...

of Krasnodar Krai in the west. The area of the district is .Official website of Giaginsky District
Its

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is the

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(a ''

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'') of

Giaginskaya Giaginskaya (russian: Гиаги́нская; ady, Джэджэ , ''Džədžə'') is a rural locality (a ''stanitsa'') and the administrative center of Giaginsky District of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located from Maykop Maykop (russian: ...

. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,766, with the population of Giaginskaya accounting for 44.5% of that number.

History

Giaginsky District was established within Azov-Black Sea Krai on December 31, 1934 as a result of the downsizing of that

krai A krai or kray (; russian: край, , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR. Etymologically, the word is relate ...

's districts. On April 10, 1936, Khansky Selsoviet of

of the krai was merged into Giaginsky District and the latter, along with the city of

Maykop Maykop (russian: Майкоп, p=mɐjˈkop Help:IPA/Russian, mɐj'kop); ady, Мыекъуапэ, Mıéquapə ) is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea in Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River (Kuban), Belaya River (a tribut ...

, was transferred to

Adyghe Autonomous Oblast Adyghe Autonomous Oblast (russian: Адыге́йская автоно́мная о́бласть) was an autonomous oblast within Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union. It existed from 1922 to 1991. Cherkess (Adyghe) Autonomous Oblast was es ...

. On February 1, 1963, Maykopsky District of Adyghe Autonomous Oblast was merged into Giaginsky District to create Giaginsky Rural District (). However, as the new system of rural districts did not prove to be efficient, Giaginsky District was re-instated in its pre-1963 borders on January 12, 1965.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Giaginsky District is one of the

in the

and has administrative jurisdiction over all of its thirty rural localities.Law #171 stipulates that the borders of the administrative divisions match those of the corresponding municipal divisions. Law #518 lists thirty rural localities on the territory of Giaginsky Municipal District. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Giaginsky Municipal District. Its thirty rural localities are incorporated into five rural settlements within the municipal district. The ''

'' of

serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district. *Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Official website of Giaginsky District
*Official website of the Republic of Adygea
Information about Giaginsky District
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