Leskensky District

Leskensky District
Лескенский район
Other transcription(s)
  KabardianЛэскэн къедзыгъуэ
  Karachay-BalkarЛескен район
Central Mosque, Argudana, Lesensky District
Location of Leskensky District in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Coordinates: 43°21′N 43°56′E / 43.350°N 43.933°E / 43.350; 43.933
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKabardino-Balkar Republic
Established2003
Administrative centerAnzorey
Area
  Total
523.06 km2 (201.95 sq mi)
Population
  Total
27,840
  Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities9 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asLeskensky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID83618000
Website

Leskensky District (Russian: Лескенский райо́н; Kabardian: Лэскэн къедзыгъуэ; Ossetian: Лескени уойлат; Karachay-Balkar: Лескен район, romanized: Lesken rayon) is an administrative and a municipal district (raion), one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 523.06 square kilometers (201.95 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Anzorey. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 27,840, with the population of Anzorey accounting for 23.5% of that number.