Takhtamukaysky District
municipal district in Russia
Takhtamukaysky District (Russian: Тахтамука́йский райо́н; Adyghe: Тэхъутэмыкъуае къедзыгъо) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with Krasnoarmeysky District of Krasnodar Krai and with the territory of the City of Krasnodar in the north, Teuchezhsky District in the east, the territory of the Town of Goryachy Klyuch of Krasnodar Krai in the south, and with Seversky District of Krasnodar Krai in the south and west. The area of the district is 463.6 square kilometers (179.0 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (an aul) of Takhtamukay. At the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 69,662, with the population of Takhtamukay accounting for 7.5% of that number.
History
The district was first established on September 2, 1924, but was abolished a few years later on February 7, 1929. On December 31, 1934, the district was re-established and existed until February 1, 1963, when it was merged into Teuchezhsky Rural District. The district was again re-established, in its modern form, on April 25, 1983, under the name of Oktyabrsky. It was renamed Takhtamukaysky in 1990.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Takhtamukaysky District is one of the seven in the Republic of Adygea and has administrative jurisdiction over two urban-type settlements and twenty-five rural localities.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q260333. VIAF identifies the subject as 152638101. The Library of Congress control number is n2002043886. Authority coordinates are 44.917, 38.996. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 1924, 1929 and 1934.
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