Derbentsky District

Derbentsky District (Russian: Дербе́нтский райо́н; Lezgian: Дербент район; Azerbaijani: Дәрбәнд раjонy, romanized: Dərbənd rayonu) is an administrative and municipal 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). Its administrative center is the city of Derbent (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 99,054.

Derbentsky District
Дербентский район
Other transcription(s)
  AzerbaijaniДәрбәнд раjонy
  Lezgian and TabasaranДербент район
  DargwaЧулли къотт
The selo of Chinar in Derbentsky District
Location of Derbentsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°04′N 48°18′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan
Established1921
Administrative centerDerbent
Area
  Total822.72 km2 (317.65 sq mi)
Population
  Total99,054
  Estimate 
(2018)
102,025 (+3%)
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
  Urban
23.5%
  Rural
76.5%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions2 Settlements, 7 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities2 Urban-type settlements, 38 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asDerbentsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 27 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID82620000
Websitehttp://derbrayon.ru
Population of Derbentsky District
2010 Census99,054
2002 Census86,494
1989 Census63,575
1979 Census60,502
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