Gumbetovsky District

Gumbetovsky District (Russian: Гумбе́товский райо́н; Avar: Бакълъул 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 730 square kilometers (280 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Mekhelta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,046, with the population of Mekhelta accounting for 15.0% of that number.

Gumbetovsky District
Гумбетовский район
Other transcription(s)
  AvarБакълъул мухъ
Location of Gumbetovsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°48′N 46°30′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan
Established1928
Administrative centerMekhelta
Area
  Total730 km2 (280 sq mi)
Population
  Total22,046
  Estimate 
(2018)
22,891 (+3.8%)
  Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions6 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities27 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asGumbetovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID82615000
Websitehttp://www.mo-gumbet.ru
Population of Gumbetovsky District
2010 Census22,046
2002 Census18,177
1989 Census11,317
1979 Census13,180
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