Derbentsky District

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

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Derbentsky District (Russian: Дербе́нтский райо́н; Lezgian: Дербент район; Azerbaijani: Дәрбәнд раjонy, romanized: Dərbənd rayonu) 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 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]

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Derbentsky District
Дербентский район
Other transcription(s)
  AzerbaijaniДәрбәнд раjонy
  Lezgian and TabasaranДербент район
  DargwaЧулли къотт
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The selo of Chinar in Derbentsky District
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Location of Derbentsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°04′N 48°18′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan[1]
Established1921
Administrative centerDerbent[1]
Area
  Total
822.72 km2 (317.65 sq mi)
Population
  Total
99,054
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
  Urban
23.5%
  Rural
76.5%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions2 Settlements, 7 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[4]2 urban-type settlements[5], 38 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asDerbentsky Municipal District[6]
  Municipal divisions[6]2 urban settlements, 27 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [7])
OKTMO ID82620000
Websitehttp://derbrayon.ru
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Quick Facts 2010 Census, 2002 Census ...
Population of Derbentsky District
2010 Census99,054[3]
2002 Census86,494[8]
1989 Census63,575[9]
1979 Census60,502[10]
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Administrative and municipal status

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.[4] 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.[6] The settlements are incorporated as urban settlements, and the seven selsoviets are incorporated as twenty-seven rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The City of Derbent is incorporated separately from the district as Derbent Urban Okrug,[6] but serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.[11]

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, the main ethnic groups are:[12]

References

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