Babayurtovsky District
District in Republic of Dagestan, Russia
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Babayurtovsky District (Russian: Бабаю́ртовский райо́н; Kumyk: Бабав-юрт якъ, romanized: Babaw-yurt yaq; Nogai: Бабав-юрт якъ, romanized: Babaw-yurt yaq) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the northern central part of the republic. The area of the district is 3,262.3 square kilometers (1,259.6 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Babayurt.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 45,701, with the population of Babayurt accounting for 33.3% of that number.[2]
Babayurtovsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Kumyk and Nogay | Бабав-юрт якъ |
| • Avar | Бабаюрт мухъ |
| • Dargwa | Бабаюртла къатI |
| • Chechen | Бабаюртан кIошт |
Village of Shava, Babayurtovsky District | |
![]() Location of Babayurtovsky District in the Republic of Dagestan | |
| Coordinates: 43°40′N 47°00′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan[1] |
| Established | 1928 |
| Administrative center | Babayurt[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,262.3 km2 (1,259.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 45,701 |
| • Density | 14.009/km2 (36.283/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 7 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[3] | 22 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Babayurtovsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| OKTMO ID | 82607000 |
| Website | http://president.e-dag.ru/novosti/content/34-babayurtovskiy-rayon/ |
| 2010 Census | 45,701[2] |
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| 2002 Census | 41,331[6] |
| 1989 Census | 42,320[7] |
| 1979 Census | 37,760[8] |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Babayurtovsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] The district is divided into seven selsoviets which comprise twenty-two rural localities.[3] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Babayurtovsky Municipal District.[4] Its seven selsoviets are incorporated as fifteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Babayurt serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[9] district.
