Ust-Dzhegutinsky District (russian: Усть-Джегути́нский райо́н; krc, Джёгетей Аягъы район, ''Cögetey Ayağı rayon''; abq, Усть-Джьгваты район; kbd, Жэгуэтэныпэ куей) is an administrativeLaw #84-RZ and a municipalLaw #21-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 northeast of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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Ust-Dzheguta Ust-Dzheguta (russian: Усть-Джегута; krc, Джёгетей Аягъы, ''Cögetey Ayağı''; Abaza language, Abaza: ; Kabardian language, Kabardian: ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of ...

. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 50,641, with the population of Ust-Dzheguta accounting for 60.4% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Dzhegutinsky District is one of the ten in the

and has administrative jurisdiction over one town (

) and nine rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ust-Dzhegutinsky Municipal District. The town of Ust-Dzheguta is incorporated into an urban settlement, while the nine rural localities are incorporated into seven rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Ust-Dzheguta serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

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