Dokuzparinsky District

Dokuzparinsky District (Russian: Докузпари́нский райо́н; Lezgian: Докъузпара район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic, being the southernmost district of Russia. The area of the district is 452.1 square kilometers (174.6 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Usukhchay. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 15,357, with the population of Usukhchay accounting for 12.2% of that number.

Dokuzparinsky District
Докузпаринский район
Other transcription(s)
  LezgianДокъузпара район
Mount Shalbuzdag in Akhtynsky and Dokuzparinsky Districts
Location of Dokuzparinsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 41°25′N 47°55′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan
Established1934
Administrative centerUsukhchay
Area
  Total452.1 km2 (174.6 sq mi)
Population
  Total15,357
  Estimate 
(2018)
15,097 (−1.7%)
  Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions2 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities16 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asDokuzparinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID82621000
Websitehttp://dokuz-para.ru
Population of Dokuzparinsky District
2010 Census15,357
2002 Census14,330
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