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Karabudakhkentsky District

Karabudakhkentsky District
Карабудахкентский район (Russian)
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Location of Karabudakhkentsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°42′N 47°33′E / 42.700°N 47.550°E / 42.700; 47.550Coordinates: 42°42′N 47°33′E / 42.700°N 47.550°E / 42.700; 47.550
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Sports complex, Karabudakhkentsky District
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Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Dagestan
Administrative structure (as of December 2013)
Administrative center selo of Karabudakhkent
Administrative divisions:
Settlements 2
Selsoviets 3
Inhabited localities:
Urban-type settlements 2
Rural localities 16
Municipal structure (as of October 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Karabudakhkentsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 2
Rural settlements 12
Statistics
Area 1,460 km2 (560 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 73,016 inhabitants
• Urban 9.6%
• Rural 90.4%
Density 50.01/km2 (129.5/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Established January 20, 1921
Previous names Leninsky District (until 1992)
Official website
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Population of Karabudakhkentsky District
2010 Census 73,016
2002 Census 60,620
1989 Census 39,486
1979 Census 35,705

Karabudakhkentsky District (Russian: Карабудахкентский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 1,460 square kilometers (560 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Karabudakhkent. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 73,016, with the population of Karabudakhkent accounting for 21.0% of that number.

The district was established by the Central Executive Committee decree on January 20, 1921. It underwent numerous changes during the following years and was established in its present borders in 1965 as Leninsky District (Ле́нинский райо́н). In 1992, it was renamed Karabudakhkentsky District.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Karabudakhkentsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. It is divided into two settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the urban-type settlements (inhabited localities) of Achi-Su and Manas) and three selsoviets, which comprise sixteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Karabudakhkentsky Municipal District. The settlements are incorporated as urban settlements, and the three selsoviets are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Karabudakhkent serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.


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