Shovgenovsky District


Shovgenovsky District is an administrative and a municipal district, one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea, Russia. It is located in the central northern portion of the republic and borders with Ust-Labinsky District of Krasnodar Krai in the north, Kurganinsky District of Krasnodar Krai in the north and northeast, Koshekhablsky District in the east and southeast, Giaginsky District in the south, Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai in the southwest, and with Krasnogvardeysky District in the west. The area of the district is. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Khakurinokhabl. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,997, with the population of Khakurinokhabl accounting for 23.8% of that number.
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History

History of Shovgenovsky District dates back to July 27, 1922, when Adyghe (Cherkess) Autonomous Oblast was established within the Russian SFSR. At that time, the autonomous oblast consisted of three okrugs, one of which, Farssky, covered the territory of modern Shovgenovsky District. On August 5, 1924, Farssky Okrug was renamed Khakurinokhablsky District. On December 7, 1956, Khakurinokhablsky District was abolished, and its territory distributed among Koshekhablsky, Giaginsky, and Krasnogvardeysky Districts. On January 12, 1965, however, the district was re-established under the name of Shovgenovsky. During all of the district's history, the aul of Khakurinokhabl served as the district's administrative center.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shovgenovsky District is one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea and has administrative jurisdiction over all of its thirty-one rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Shovgenovsky Municipal District. Its thirty-one rural localities are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district. The aul of Khakurinokhabl serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

Municipal composition

  1. Dukmasovskoye Rural Settlement
  2. :Administrative center: khutor of Dukmasov
  3. :other localities of the rural settlement:
  4. :*khutor of Chikalov
  5. :*khutor of Kasatkin
  6. :*khutor of Mamatsev
  7. :*khutor of Mokronazarov
  8. :*khutor of Orekhov
  9. :*khutor of Pentyukhov
  10. :*khutor of Pikalin
  11. :*khutor of Tikhonov
  12. Dzherokayskoye Rural Settlement
  13. :Administrative center: aul of Dzherokay
  14. :other localities of the rural settlement:
  15. :*khutor of Semyono-Makarensky
  16. :*khutor of Svobodny Trud
  17. Khakurinokhablskoye Rural Settlement
  18. :Administrative center: aul of Khakurinokhabl
  19. :other localities of the rural settlement:
  20. :*khutor of Khapachev
  21. :*khutor of Kirov
  22. Khatazhukayskoye Rural Settlement
  23. :Administrative center: aul of Pshicho
  24. :other localities of the rural settlement:
  25. :*aul of Kabekhabl
  26. :*aul of Khatazhukay
  27. :*settlement of Leskhozny
  28. :*aul of Pshizov
  29. Mamkhegskoye Rural Settlement
  30. :Administrative center: aul of Mamkheg
  31. Zarevskoye Rural Settlement
  32. :Administrative center: settlement of Zarevo
  33. :other localities of the rural settlement:
  34. :*khutor of Chernyshev
  35. :*khutor of Doroshenko
  36. :*khutor of Kelemetov
  37. :*khutor of Leyboabazov
  38. :*khutor of Mikhaylov
  39. :*khutor of Novorusov
  40. :*settlement of Ulsky
  41. :*khutor of Vesyoly
  42. :*khutor of Zadunayevsky