Botlikhsky District

Botlikhsky District (Russian: Ботлихский райо́н) 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 500 square kilometers (190 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Botlikh. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 54,322, with the population of Botlikh accounting for 22.4% of that number.

Botlikhsky District
Ботлихский район
Other transcription(s)
  AvarБолъихъ мухъ
Lake Kezenoyam, the deepest lake in the Caucasus Mountains, is located mostly in Botlikhsky District
Anthem: My Botlikh (unofficial)
Location of Botlikhsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°39′N 46°13′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan
Established1926
Administrative centerBotlikh
Area
  Total500 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population
  Total54,322
  Estimate 
(2018)
58,467 (+7.6%)
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions9 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities37 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBotlikhsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 20 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID82609000
Websitehttp://xn--80abvlool0a.xn--p1ai/
Population of Botlikhsky District
2010 Census54,322
2002 Census50,469
1989 Census27,161
1979 Census24,741
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