Derbentsky District
District in Republic of Dagestan, Russia
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Derbentsky District (Russian: Дербе́нтский райо́н; Lezgian: Дербент район; Azerbaijani: Дәрбәнд раjонy, romanized: Dərbənd rayonu) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 822.72 square kilometers (317.65 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the city of Derbent (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 99,054.[3]
Derbentsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Azerbaijani | Дәрбәнд раjонy |
| • Lezgian and Tabasaran | Дербент район |
| • Dargwa | Чулли къотт |
The selo of Chinar in Derbentsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Derbentsky District in the Republic of Dagestan | |
| Coordinates: 42°04′N 48°18′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan[1] |
| Established | 1921 |
| Administrative center | Derbent[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 822.72 km2 (317.65 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 99,054 |
| • Density | 120.40/km2 (311.83/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 23.5% |
| • Rural | 76.5% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 2 Settlements, 7 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[4] | 2 urban-type settlements[5], 38 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Derbentsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 2 urban settlements, 27 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 82620000 |
| Website | http://derbrayon.ru |
| 2010 Census | 99,054[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 86,494[8] |
| 1989 Census | 63,575[9] |
| 1979 Census | 60,502[10] |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Derbentsky District is one of the forty-one in the republic.[1] It is divided into two settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the urban-type settlements (inhabited localities) of Belidzhi and Mamedkala) and seven selsoviets, which comprise thirty-eight rural localities.[4] The city of Derbent serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Derbentsky Municipal District.[6] The settlements are incorporated as urban settlements, and the seven selsoviets are incorporated as twenty-seven rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The City of Derbent is incorporated separately from the district as Derbent Urban Okrug,[6] but serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.[11]
Demographics
As of the 2010 Census, the main ethnic groups are:[12]
- Azerbaijani (58.02%)
- Lezgins (18.8%)
- Tabasarans (9.9%)
- Dargins (7.9%)
- Aghuls (2.2%)
- Russians (0.5%)