Khunzakhsky District

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

Khunzakhsky District (Russian: Хунзахский райо́н; Avar: Хунзахъ мухъ) 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 western central part of the republic. The area of the district is 551.91 square kilometers (213.09 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Khunzakh.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,691, with the population of Khunzakh accounting for 13.4% of that number.[3]

AvarХунзахъ мухъ
CountryRussia
Established1929Edit this on Wikidata
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Khunzakhsky District
Хунзахский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
  AvarХунзахъ мухъ
The selo of Khunzakh, the administrative center of Khunzakhsky District
The selo of Khunzakh, the administrative center of Khunzakhsky District
Flag of Khunzakhsky District
Coat of arms of Khunzakhsky District
Location of Khunzakhsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°33′N 46°45′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan[1]
Established1929Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerKhunzakh[1]
Area
  Total
551.91 km2 (213.09 sq mi)
Population
  Total
31,691
  Density57.421/km2 (148.72/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions15 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[4]59 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKhunzakhsky Municipal District[5]
  Municipal divisions[5]0 urban settlements, 24 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID82656000
Websitehttp://khunzakh.ru
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Quick facts 2010 Census, 2002 Census ...
Population of Khunzakhsky District
2010 Census31,691[3]
2002 Census30,203[7]
1989 Census21,824[8]
1979 Census21,332[9]
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Khunzakhsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] The district is divided into fifteen selsoviets which comprise fifty-nine rural localities.[4] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Khunzakhsky Municipal District.[5] Its fifteen selsoviets are incorporated as twenty-four rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The selo of Khunzakh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[10] district.

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