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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
Quick facts Ахвахский район (Russian), Other transcription(s) ...
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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