Tsuntinsky District

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

Tsuntinsky District (Russian: Цунти́нский райо́н) 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 southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 1,327 square kilometers (512 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tsunta.[1][2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 18,282, with the population of Kidero, the district center at the time, accounting for 4.1% of that number.[4]

AvarЦІунтІа мухъ
CountryRussia
Established1930Edit this on Wikidata
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Tsuntinsky District
Цунтинский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
  AvarЦІунтІа мухъ
Flag of Tsuntinsky District
Coat of arms of Tsuntinsky District
Location of Tsuntinsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°12′N 45°58′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan[1]
Established1930Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerTsunta[1][2]
Area
  Total
1,327 km2 (512 sq mi)
Population
  Total
18,282
  Density13.78/km2 (35.68/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions12 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[5]55 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTsuntinsky Municipal District[6]
  Municipal divisions[6]0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
OKTMO ID82658000
Websitehttp://www.cunta.ru
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Quick facts 2010 Census, 2002 Census ...
Population of Tsuntinsky District
2010 Census18,282[4]
2002 Census17,466[8]
1989 Census13,374[9]
1979 Census11,229[10]
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History

Between 1991 and 2017 the selo of Kidero served as the administrative center of Tsuntinsky District, however, it lacks the necessary infrastructure. In 2017, the district center was moved into the selo of Tsunta.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tsuntinsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] The district is divided into twelve selsoviets which comprise fifty-five rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tsuntinsky Municipal District.[6] Its twelve selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Tsunta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[11] district.[2]

Demographics

Ethnic composition:[citation needed]

The main languages are Tsez and Hinuq.

References

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