Akushinsky District

Akushinsky District (Russian: Акушинский райо́н; Dargwa: Ахъушала къатI) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the republic. The area of the district is 622.8 square kilometers (240.5 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Akusha. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 52,558, with the population of Akusha accounting for 8.8% of that number.

Akushinsky District
Акушинский район
Other transcription(s)
  DargwaАхъушала къатI
  LakАхьушала кIану
The selo of Balkhar in Akushinsky District
Location of Akushinsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°17′N 47°20′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan
Established1 September 1934
Administrative centerAkusha
Area
  Total622.8 km2 (240.5 sq mi)
Population
  Total53,558
  Estimate 
(2018)
53,104 (−0.8%)
  Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions13 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities80 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asAkushinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 25 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID82603000
Websitehttp://akusha-mr.ru/
Population of Akushinsky District
2010 Census52,558
2002 Census52,455
1989 Census33,017
1979 Census33,888
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