Akhvakhsky District
Akhvakhsky District (Russian: Ахвахский райо́н; Avar: Гӏахьвахъ мухъ) is an administrative and municipal 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 291.1 square kilometers (112.4 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Karata. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,014, with the population of Karata accounting for 18.9% of that number.
Akhvakhsky District
Ахвахский район | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Avar | Гӏахьвахъ мухъ |
Village Mashtada in Akhvakhsky District | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Akhvakhsky District in the Republic of Dagestan | |
| Coordinates: 42°35′N 46°21′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan |
| Established | 1933 |
| Administrative center | Karata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 291.1 km2 (112.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 22,014 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 24,430 (+11%) |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 7 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 25 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Akhvakhsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 82605000 |
| Website | http://www.akhvakh.ru |
| 2010 Census | 22,014 |
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| 2002 Census | 20,373 |
| 1989 Census | 10,421 |
| 1979 Census | 11,224 |
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