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Kulinsky District

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

Kulinsky District (Russian: Кулинский райо́н; Lak: Ккуллал кIану) 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 south of the republic. The area of the district is 649 square kilometers (251 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Vachi.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,174, with the population of Vachi accounting for 7.3% of that number.[3]

LakКкуллал кIану
CountryRussia
Established1935Edit this on Wikidata
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Kulinsky District
Кулинский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • LakКкуллал кIану
Vachi, in Kulinsky District
Vachi, in Kulinsky District
Flag of Kulinsky District
Coat of arms of Kulinsky District
Location of Kulinsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°04′N 47°13′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan[1]
Established1935Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerVachi[1]
Area
 • Total
649 km2 (251 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
11,174
 • Density17.2/km2 (44.6/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions2 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities[4]14 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKulinsky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID82629000
Websitehttp://www.kulirayon.ru
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Quick facts 2010 Census, 2002 Census ...
Population of Kulinsky District
2010 Census11,174[3]
2002 Census10,760[7]
1989 Census10,455[8]
1979 Census13,237[9]
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kulinsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] The district is divided into two selsoviets which comprise fourteen rural localities.[4] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kulinsky Municipal District.[5] Its two selsoviets are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The selo of Vachi serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[10] district.

Demographics

Kulinsky and Laksky Districts are the territory where Lak people predominantly live.[citation needed] There is also a historical Mountain Jewish presence in Kulinsky.

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