Kazbekovsky District

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

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Kazbekovsky District (Russian: Казбе́ковский райо́н) 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 west of the republic. The area of the district is 723 square kilometers (279 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Dylym.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 42,752, with the population of Dylym accounting for 20.2% of that number.[3]

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Kazbekovsky District
Казбековский район
Other transcription(s)
  AvarКазбек мухъ
  ChechenКазбековн кIошт
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The Aktash River near the selo of Kalininaul in Kazbekovsky District
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Location of Kazbekovsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 43°04′N 46°38′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan[1]
Established1928Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerDylym[1]
Area
  Total
723 km2 (279 sq mi)
Population
  Total
42,752
  Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
  Urban
12.2%
  Rural
87.8%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Settlements, 3 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[4]1 urban-type settlements[5], 15 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKazbekovsky Municipal District[6]
  Municipal divisions[6]1 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[7])
OKTMO ID82622000
Websitehttp://www.kazbekovskiy.ru
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Quick Facts 2010 Census, 2002 Census ...
Population of Kazbekovsky District
2010 Census42,752[3]
2002 Census33,140[8]
1989 Census22,317[9]
1979 Census19,395[10]
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Geography

The district is in rugged terrain in the forested foothills of Degestan, 50 km west of the Caspian Sea. The average height is 500 to 1,000 meters above sea level, with higher elevations reaching 1,900 meters. There are many river valleys, canyons, and gulleys cutting the landscape with fast-moving streams.[2] The largest river, the Aktash River, flows from southeast to northwest through the district.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kazbekovsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] It is divided into one settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (an inhabited locality) of Dubki) and three selsoviets, which comprise fifteen rural localities.[4] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kazbekovsky Municipal District.[6] The settlement is incorporated as an urban settlement, and the three selsoviets are incorporated as eleven rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Dylym serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[11] district.

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