Buynaksky District

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

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Buynaksky District (Russian: Буйнакский район, Kumyk: Шура якъ) 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 center of the republic. The area of the district is 1,842.09 square kilometers (711.23 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Buynaksk (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 73,402.[3]

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Buynaksky District
Буйнакский район
Other transcription(s)
  KumykТемирхан-шура якъ
  AvarБуйнакъ мухъ
  DargwaБуйнакск къатI
View of New Kumukh, Buynaksky District
View of New Kumukh, Buynaksky District
Coat of arms of Buynaksky District
Location of Buynaksky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°49′N 47°07′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan[1]
Established1923
Administrative centerBuynaksk[1]
Area
  Total
1,842.09 km2 (711.23 sq mi)
Population
  Total
73,402
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions9 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[4]30 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBuynaksky Municipal District[5]
  Municipal divisions[5]0 urban settlements, 20 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID82611000
Websitehttp://буйнакскийрайон.рф
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Quick Facts 2010 Census, 2002 Census ...
Population of Buynaksky District
2010 Census73,402[3]
2002 Census65,018[7]
1989 Census50,094[8]
1979 Census45,285[9]
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Buynaksky District is one of the forty-one in the republic.[1] It is divided into nine selsoviets, comprising thirty rural localities.[4] The town of Buynaksk 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 Buynaksky Municipal District.[5] Its nine selsoviets are incorporated as twenty rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The Town of Buynaksk is incorporated separately from the district as Buynaksk Urban Okrug,[5] but serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.[10]

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