| Tersky District Терский район (Russian) Тэрч къедзыгъуэ (Kabardian) Терк район (Karachay-Balkar) |
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Location of Tersky District in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic |
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| Coordinates: 43°29′N 44°08′E / 43.483°N 44.133°ECoordinates: 43°29′N 44°08′E / 43.483°N 44.133°E | |
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Dzhulat Malokabardinsky channel, Tersky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kabardino-Balkar Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of April 2014) | |
| Administrative center | town of Terek |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 26 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Tersky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 17 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 893.12 km2 (344.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 51,220 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 37.4% |
| • Rural | 62.6% |
| Density | 57.35/km2 (148.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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| 2010 Census | 51,220 |
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| 2002 Census | 52,976 |
| 1989 Census | 46,245 |
| 1979 Census | 42,814 |
Tersky District (Russian: Те́рский райо́н; Kabardian: Тэрч къедзыгъуэ; Karachay-Balkar: Терк район) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 893.12 square kilometers (344.84 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town 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.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tersky District is one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic 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.