Kizilyurtovsky District

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

Kizilyurtovsky District[a] 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 center of the republic. The area of the district is 524.01 square kilometers (202.32 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Kizilyurt (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 61,876.[3]

KumykКъызылюрт якъ
CountryRussia
Established1944Edit this on Wikidata
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Kizilyurtovsky District
Кизилюртовский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
  AvarГъизилюрт мухъ
  KumykКъызылюрт якъ
Highway in Kizilyurtovsky District
Highway in Kizilyurtovsky District
Flag of Kizilyurtovsky District
Coat of arms of Kizilyurtovsky District
Location of Kizilyurtovsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 43°12′N 46°53′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan[1]
Established1944Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerKizilyurt[1]
Area
  Total
524.01 km2 (202.32 sq mi)
Population
  Total
61,876
  Density118.08/km2 (305.83/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions3 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[4]16 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKizilyurtovsky Municipal District[5]
  Municipal divisions[5]0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID82626000
Websitehttp://www.mr-kizilyurt.ru
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Population of Kizilyurtovsky District
2010 Census61,876[3]
2002 Census70,440[7]
1989 Census53,991[8]
1979 Census44,659[9]
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kizilyurtovsky District is one of the forty-one in the republic.[1] It is divided into three selsoviets, comprising sixteen rural localities.[4] The town of Kizilyurt 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 Kizilyurtovsky Municipal District.[5] Its three selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The Town of Kizilyurt is incorporated separately from the district as Kizilyurt Urban Okrug,[5] but serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.[10]

Notes

  1. Russian: Кизилюртовский район, romanized: Kizilyurtovskiy rayon; Avar: Гъизилюрт мухъ, romanized: Ghizilyurt muq; Kumyk: Къызылюрт якъ, romanized: Qızılyurt yaq

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