Akhvakhsky District
District in Republic of Dagestan, Russia
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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]
Akhvakhsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Avar | Гӏахьвахъ мухъ |
Village Mashtada in Akhvakhsky District | |
![]() Location of Akhvakhsky District in the Republic of Dagestan | |
| Coordinates: 42°35′N 46°21′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan[1] |
| Established | 1933 |
| Administrative center | Karata[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 291.1 km2 (112.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 22,014 |
| • Density | 75.62/km2 (195.9/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 7 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[4] | 25 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Akhvakhsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| OKTMO ID | 82605000 |
| Website | http://www.akhvakh.ru |
| 2010 Census | 22,014[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 20,373[7] |
| 1989 Census | 10,421[8] |
| 1979 Census | 11,224[9] |
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.
