Akhvakhsky District

District in Republic of Dagestan, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Akhvakhsky District (Russian: Ахвахский райо́н; Avar: Гӏахьвахъ мухъ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 291.1 square kilometers (112.4 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Karata.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,014, with the population of Karata accounting for 18.9% of that number.[3]

AvarГӏахьвахъ мухъ
CountryRussia
Established1933Edit this on Wikidata
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Akhvakhsky District
Ахвахский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
  AvarГӏахьвахъ мухъ
Village Mashtada in Akhvakhsky District
Village Mashtada in Akhvakhsky District
Coat of arms of Akhvakhsky District
Location of Akhvakhsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°35′N 46°21′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan[1]
Established1933Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerKarata[1]
Area
  Total
291.1 km2 (112.4 sq mi)
Population
  Total
22,014
  Density75.62/km2 (195.9/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions7 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[4]25 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asAkhvakhsky Municipal District[5]
  Municipal divisions[5]0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID82605000
Websitehttp://www.akhvakh.ru
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Quick facts 2010 Census, 2002 Census ...
Population of Akhvakhsky District
2010 Census22,014[3]
2002 Census20,373[7]
1989 Census10,421[8]
1979 Census11,224[9]
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Akhvakhsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] The district is divided into seven selsoviets which comprise twenty-five rural localities.[4] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Akhvakhsky Municipal District.[5] Its seven selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The selo of Karata serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[10] district.

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