Maykopsky Republican Urban Okrug includes the city of Maykop (; ), which is located on the right bank of the Belaya River, and eight rural localities in its jurisdiction. Maykop serves as the capital of the republic and is bounded to the east and south by Maykopsky District, from which it is administratively and municipally separate; to the north it is bounded by Giaginsky District, and to the west by Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai. Its population in 2010 was recorded at 144,249.