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Kaytagsky District (Russian: Кайта́гский райо́н; Dargwa: Хайдакъла райун; Kumyk: Хайдакълы якъ, Xaydaqlı 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 southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 678.24 square kilometers (261.87 sq mi).[9] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Madzhalis.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,368, with the population of Madzhalis accounting for 21.7% of that number.[2]

KumykХайдакълы якъ
CountryRussia
Established1929Edit this on Wikidata
Quick facts Кайтагский район (Russian), Other transcription(s) ...
Kaytagsky District
Кайтагский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • KaitagХайдакьан ххаӏр
 • DargwaХайдакъла райун
 • KumykХайдакълы якъ
Landscape in Kaytagsky District
Landscape in Kaytagsky District
Flag of Kaytagsky District
Coat of arms of Kaytagsky District
Location of Kaytagsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°07′N 47°50′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan[1]
Established1929Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerMadzhalis[1]
Area
 • Total
678.24 km2 (261.87 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
31,368
 • Density46.249/km2 (119.78/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions12 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities[3]45 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKaytagsky Municipal District[4]
 • Municipal divisions[4]0 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID82623000
Websitehttp://kaytagrayon.e-dag.ru
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Quick facts 2010 Census, 2002 Census ...
Population of Kaytagsky District
2010 Census31,368[2]
2002 Census26,870[6]
1989 Census23,145[7]
1979 Census23,149[8]
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kaytagsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] The district is divided into twelve selsoviets which comprise forty-five rural localities.[3] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kaytagsky Municipal District.[4] Its twelve selsoviets are incorporated as sixteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Madzhalis serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[10] district.

Former state

Around 1800, Kaitag or Karakaitag was a small ethnically Dargin state. Its chief town was Bashli (probably Bashlykent) and its ruler was called the Utsmi.

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