Akushinsky District
Акушинский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Dargwa | Ахъушала къатI |
• Lak | Ахьушала кIану |
Coordinates: 42°17′N 47°20′E / 42.283°N 47.333°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan[1] |
Established | 1 September 1934 |
Administrative center | Akusha[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 622.8 km2 (240.5 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 53,558 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 53,104 (−0.8%) |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 13 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[5] | 80 Rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Akushinsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 0 Urban settlements, 25 Rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 82603000 |
Website | http://akusha-mr.ru/ |
2010 Census | 52,558[3] |
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2002 Census | 52,455[8] |
1989 Census | 33,017[9] |
1979 Census | 33,888[10] |
Akushinsky District (Russian: Акушинский райо́н; Dargwa: Ахъушала къатI) 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 southern central part of the republic. The area of the district is 622.8 square kilometers (240.5 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Akusha.[8] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 52,558, with the population of Akusha accounting for 8.8% of that number.[3]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Akushinsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] The district is divided into thirteen selsoviets which comprise eighty rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Akushinsky Municipal District.[6] Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as twenty-five rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Akusha serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[11] district.