Botlikhsky District

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

Botlikhsky District (Russian: Ботлихский райо́н) 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 west of the republic. The area of the district is 500 square kilometers (190 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Botlikh.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 54,322, with the population of Botlikh accounting for 22.4% of that number.[2]

AvarБолъихъ мухъ
CountryRussia
Established1926Edit this on Wikidata
Quick facts Ботлихский район (Russian), Other transcription(s) ...
Botlikhsky District
Ботлихский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
  AvarБолъихъ мухъ
Lake Kezenoyam, the deepest lake in the Caucasus Mountains, is located mostly in Botlikhsky District
Lake Kezenoyam, the deepest lake in the Caucasus Mountains, is located mostly in Botlikhsky District
Flag of Botlikhsky District
Coat of arms of Botlikhsky District
Anthem: My Botlikh (unofficial)
Location of Botlikhsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°39′N 46°13′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan[1]
Established1926Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerBotlikh[1]
Area
  Total
500 km2 (190 sq mi)
Population
  Total
54,322
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions9 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[3]37 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBotlikhsky Municipal District[4]
  Municipal divisions[4]0 urban settlements, 20 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID82609000
Websitehttp://xn--80abvlool0a.xn--p1ai/
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Quick facts 2010 Census, 2002 Census ...
Population of Botlikhsky District
2010 Census54,322[2]
2002 Census50,469[6]
1989 Census27,161[7]
1979 Census24,741[8]
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Botlikhsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] The district is divided into nine selsoviets which comprise thirty-seven rural localities.[3] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Botlikhsky Municipal District.[4] Its nine selsoviets are incorporated as twenty rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Botlikh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[9] district.

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