Akhtynsky District

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Akhtynsky District
Ахтынский район (Russian)
Ахцагь район (Lezgian)
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Location of Akhtynsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
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Mount Yarusadag in Akhtynsky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Dagestan[1]
Administrative structure (as of December 2013)
Administrative center selo of Akhty[1]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Selsoviets 4
Inhabited localities:[2]
Rural localities 19
Municipal structure (as of October 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Akhtynsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[3]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 13
Statistics
Area 1,120 km2 (430 sq mi)[citation needed]
Population (2010 Census) 32,604 inhabitants[4]
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
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Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Official website
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Akhtynsky District]] on WikiCommons
Population of Akhtynsky District
2010 Census 32,604[4]
2002 Census 31,592[7]
1989 Census 29,160[8]
1979 Census 31,609[9]

Akhtynsky District (Russian: Ахты́нский район; Lezgian: Ахцагь район) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] 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.[4]

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.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Akhtynsky Municipal District.[3] Its four selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[3] 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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Law #16
  2. 2.0 2.1 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 №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 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 . Code 82 206, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Law #6
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  5. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
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  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. ).

Sources

  • Народное Собрание Республики Дагестан. Закон №16 от 10 апреля 2002 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Дагестан», в ред. Закона №106 от 30 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Дагестан». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Дагестанская правда", №81, 12 апреля 2002 г. (People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan. Law #16 of April 10, 2002 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Dagestan, as amended by the Law #106 of December 30, 2013 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Dagestan. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
  • Народное Собрание Республики Дагестан. Закон №6 от 13 января 2005 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Республики Дагестан», в ред. Закона №43 от 30 апреля 2015 г. «О статусе городского округа с внутригородским делением "Город Махачкала", статусе и границах внутригородских районов в составе городского округа с внутригородским делением "Город Махачкала" и о внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Республики Дагестан». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Дагестанская правда", №8, 15 февраля 2005 г. (People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan. Law #6 of January 13, 2005 On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Republic of Dagestan, as amended by the Law #43 of April 30, 2015 On the Status of the "City of Makhachkala" Urban Okrug with Intra-Urban Divisions, the Status and the Borders of the Intra-City Districts Comprising the "City of Makhachkala" Urban Okrug with Intra-Urban Divisions, and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Dagestan. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).