Derbentsky District
Дербентский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Azerbaijani | Дәрбәнд раjонy |
• Lezgian and Tabasaran | Дербент район |
• Dargwa | Чулли къотт |
Coordinates: 42°04′N 48°18′E / 42.067°N 48.300°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan[1] |
Established | 1921 |
Administrative center | Derbent[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 822.72 km2 (317.65 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 99,054 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 102,025 (+3%) |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
• Urban | 23.5% |
• Rural | 76.5% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 2 Settlements, 7 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[5] | 2 Urban-type settlements[6], 38 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Derbentsky Municipal District[7] |
• Municipal divisions[7] | 2 urban settlements, 27 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [8]) |
OKTMO ID | 82620000 |
Website | http://derbrayon.ru |
2010 Census | 99,054[3] |
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2002 Census | 86,494[9] |
1989 Census | 63,575[10] |
1979 Census | 60,502[11] |
Derbentsky District (Russian: Дербе́нтский райо́н; Lezgian: Дербент район; Azerbaijani: Дәрбәнд раjонy, romanized: Dərbənd rayonu) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] 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 822.72 square kilometers (317.65 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the city of Derbent (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 99,054.[3]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Derbentsky District is one of the forty-one in the republic.[1] It is divided into two settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the urban-type settlements (inhabited localities) of Belidzhi and Mamedkala) and seven selsoviets, which comprise thirty-eight rural localities.[5] The city of Derbent 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 Derbentsky Municipal District.[7] The settlements are incorporated as urban settlements, and the seven selsoviets are incorporated as twenty-seven rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The City of Derbent is incorporated separately from the district as Derbent Urban Okrug,[7] but serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.[12]
As of the 2010 Census, the main ethnic groups are:[13]