Akushinsky District
District in Republic of Dagestan, Russia
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Akushinsky District (Russian: Акушинский райо́н; Dargwa: Ахъушала къатI) 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 southern central part of the republic. The area of the district is 622.8 square kilometers (240.5 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Akusha.[7] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 52,558, with the population of Akusha accounting for 8.8% of that number.[3]
Akushinsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Dargwa | Ахъушала къатI |
| • Lak | Ахьушала кIану |
The selo of Balkhar in Akushinsky District | |
![]() Location of Akushinsky District in the Republic of Dagestan | |
| Coordinates: 42°17′N 47°20′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan[1] |
| Established | 1 September 1934 |
| Administrative center | Akusha[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | ----STATISTICS---- |
| Area | |
• Total | 622.8 km2 (240.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 53,558 |
| • Density | 86.00/km2 (222.7/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 13 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[4] | 80 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Akushinsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 25 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| OKTMO ID | 82603000 |
| Holiday | ----ADMINISTRATIVE STATUS---- |
| Website | http://akusha-mr.ru/ |
| 2010 Census | 52,558[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 52,455[7] |
| 1989 Census | 33,017[8] |
| 1979 Census | 33,888[9] |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Akushinsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] The district is divided into thirteen selsoviets which comprise eighty rural localities.[4] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Akushinsky Municipal District.[5] Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as twenty-five rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The selo of Akusha serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[10] district.
