Derbentsky District Дербентский район (Russian) |
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Location of Derbentsky District in the Republic of Dagestan |
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Coordinates: 42°04′N 48°18′E / 42.067°N 48.300°ECoordinates: 42°04′N 48°18′E / 42.067°N 48.300°E | |
The selo of Chinar in Derbentsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan |
Administrative structure (as of December 2013) | |
Administrative center | city of Derbent |
Administrative divisions: | |
Settlements | 2 |
Selsoviets | 7 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Urban-type settlements | 2 |
Rural localities | 38 |
Municipal structure (as of October 2012) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Derbentsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 2 |
Rural settlements | 27 |
Statistics | |
Area | 822.72 km2 (317.65 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 99,054 inhabitants |
• Urban | 23.5% |
• Rural | 76.5% |
Density | 120.4/km2 (312/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Official website | |
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2010 Census | 99,054 |
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2002 Census | 86,494 |
1989 Census | 63,575 |
1979 Census | 60,502 |
Derbentsky District (Russian: Дербе́нтский райо́н) 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.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Derbentsky District is one of the forty-one in the republic. It is divided into two settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the urban-type settlements (inhabited localities) of Belidzhi and Mamedkala) and seven selsoviets, which comprise thirty-eight rural localities. The city of Derbent serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.