Akhtynsky District
Ахтынский район
District
Other transcription(s)
 • LezgianАхцагь район
Mount Yarusadag in Akhtynsky District
Mount Yarusadag in Akhtynsky District
Map
Location of Akhtynsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 41°28′N 47°44′E / 41.467°N 47.733°E / 41.467; 47.733
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan[1]
Established1928Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerAkhty[1]
Area
 • Total1,120 km2 (430 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total32,604
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
31,230 (−4.2%)
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions4 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities[4]19 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asAkhtynsky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID82606000
Websitehttp://akhty.ru
Population of Akhtynsky District
2010 Census32,604[2]
2002 Census31,592[7]
1989 Census29,160[8]
1979 Census31,609[9]

Akhtynsky District (Russian: Ахты́нский район; Lezgian: Ахцагь район) 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 and borders with Rutulsky, Kurakhsky, Magaramkentsky, and Dokuzparinsky Districts; in the southwest it has a 62-kilometer (39 mi) long border with Azerbaijan. The area of the district is 1,120 square kilometers (430 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Akhty.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 32,604, with the population of Akhty accounting for 41.1% of that number.[2]

Geography

The Samur River flows in the north of the district from west to east. The Akhtychay River flows from southwest to northeast of the district and into the Samur River in Akhty. Gelmets-Akhtynsky Ridge is located between the two rivers.

Administrative and municipal status

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

Demographics

Ethnically, all of the rural localities in the district are Lezgian, with the exception of the selo of Khnov, which is populated by the Rutul people.[citation needed]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Law #16
  2. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 82 206», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 82 206, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  5. ^ a b c d e Law #6
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
  10. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 82 606». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 82 606. ).

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