Dokuzparinsky District Докузпаринский район (Russian) Докъузпара район (Lezgian) |
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Location of Dokuzparinsky District in the Republic of Dagestan |
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Coordinates: 41°25′N 47°55′E / 41.417°N 47.917°ECoordinates: 41°25′N 47°55′E / 41.417°N 47.917°E | |
Mount Shalbuzdag in Akhtynsky and Dokuzparinsky Districts |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan |
Administrative structure (as of December 2013) | |
Administrative center | selo of Usukhchay |
Administrative divisions: | |
Selsoviets | 2 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 16 |
Municipal structure (as of October 2012) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Dokuzparinsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 9 |
Statistics | |
Area | 452.1 km2 (174.6 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 15,357 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 33.97/km2 (88.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Official website | |
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2010 Census | 15,357 |
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2002 Census | 14,330 |
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. 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.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dokuzparinsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into two selsoviets which comprise sixteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Dokuzparinsky Municipal District. Its two selsoviets are incorporated as nine rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Usukhchay serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.