Urupsky District (russian: Уру́пский райо́н; krc, Уруп район, ''Urup rayon''; kbd, Уэрп къедзыгъуэ; abq, Уарп район) is an administrativeLaw #84-RZ and a municipalLaw #42-RZ district (

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), one of the

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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 west of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a ''

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'') of Pregradnaya. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 24,404, with the population of Pregradnaya accounting for 30.6% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

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

in the

and has administrative jurisdiction over one

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(

Mednogorsky Mednogorsky (russian: Медного́рский) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Urupsky District of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,960. History It was established in 196 ...

) and fifteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Urupsky Municipal District. The urban-type settlement of Mednogorsky is incorporated into an urban settlement, while the fifteen rural localities are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district. The ''

'' of Pregradnaya serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

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