Tersky District (; ; ) is an administrativeLaw #12-RZ and a municipalLaw #13-RZ district (

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), one of the

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in the

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

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is the

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of Terek. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 51,220, with the population of Terek accounting for 37.4% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

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

in the

and has administrative jurisdiction over one town ( Terek) and twenty-six rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tersky Municipal District. The town of Terek is incorporated as an urban settlement and the twenty-six rural localities are incorporated into seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Terek serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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