Gunibsky District

Gunibsky District (Russian: Гуни́бский райо́н; Avar: Гъуниб мухъ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Daghestan, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 609.5 square kilometers (235.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Gunib. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,303, with the population of Gunib accounting for 9.0% of that number.

Gunibsky District
Гунибский район
Other transcription(s)
  AvarГъуниб мухъ
  DargwaГъунибла къатI
The gates of Gunib fortress, a cultural heritage object in Gunibsky District
Location of Gunibsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°23′N 46°58′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Daghestan
EstablishedJune 3, 1929
Administrative centerGunib
Area
  Total609.5 km2 (235.3 sq mi)
Population
  Total25,303
  Estimate 
(2018)
26,899 (+6.3%)
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions10 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities67 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asGunibsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 18 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID82616000
Websitehttp://www.gunib.ru
Population of Gunibsky District
2010 Census25,303
2002 Census25,106
1989 Census16,146
1979 Census20,693
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