Teuchezhsky District


Teuchezhsky District is an administrative and a municipal district, one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with the territory of the City of Krasnodar of Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar Reservoir, and Krasnogvardeysky District in the north, Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai in the east and southeast, the territory of the Town of Goryachy Klyuch of Krasnodar Krai in the south, and with Takhtamukaysky District in the west. The area of the district is. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Ponezhukay. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,643, with the population of Ponezhukay accounting for 16.7% of that number.

History

The district was established on February 7, 1929 as Psekupsky District and was renamed Ponezhukaysky in 1938 and Teuchezhsky in 1940. The district was merged into Takhtamukaysky District on December 7, 1956 but was, however, restored shortly thereafter on August 5, 1957.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Teuchezhsky District is one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea and has administrative jurisdiction over oneurban-type settlement and twenty-six rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Teuchezhsky Municipal District. The urban-type settlement and one rural locality are incorporated into an urban settlement, while the remaining twenty-five rural localities are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district. The aul of Ponezhukay serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

Municipal composition

;Urban settlements:
  1. Tlyustenkhablskoye Urban Settlement
  2. *urban-type settlement of Tlyustenkhabl
  3. :rural localities under jurisdiction of the urban-type settlement:
  4. :*aul of Tugurgoy
;Rural settlements:
  1. Assokolayskoye Rural Settlement
  2. :Administrative center: aul of Assokolay
  3. :other localities of the rural settlement:
  4. :*selo of Krasnoye
  5. Gabukayskoye Rural Settlement
  6. :Administrative center: aul of Gabukay
  7. :other localities of the rural settlement:
  8. :*khutor of Chabanov
  9. :*khutor of Petrov
  10. :*khutor of Shevchenko
  11. Dzhidzhikhablskoye Rural Settlement
  12. :Administrative center: aul of Dzhidzhikhabl
  13. :other localities of the rural settlement:
  14. :*khutor of Gorodskoy
  15. :*aul of Kunchukokhabl
  16. :*aul of Tauykhabl
  17. Pchegatlukayskoye Rural Settlement
  18. :Administrative center: aul of Pchegatlukay
  19. :other localities of the rural settlement:
  20. :*settlement of Chetuk
  21. :*khutor of Kazazov
  22. :*khutor of Kochkin, Pchegatlukayskoye Rural Settlement
  23. :*khutor of Krasnensky
  24. Ponezhukayskoye Rural Settlement
  25. :Administrative center: aul of Ponezhukay
  26. :other localities of the rural settlement:
  27. :*khutor of Kochkin, Ponezhukayskoye Rural Settlement
  28. :*khutor of Kolos
  29. :*aul of Nachereziy
  30. :*aul of Nezhukay
  31. :*aul of Pshikuykhabl
  32. :*khutor of Shunduk
  33. :*settlement of Zarya
  34. Vochepshiyskoye Rural Settlement
  35. :Administrative center: aul of Vochepshiy
  36. :other localities of the rural settlement:
  37. :*khutor of Novovochepshiy