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Kulinskiy District

Kulinsky District
Кулинский район (Russian)
Ккуллал кIану (Lak)
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Location of Kulinsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°04′N 47°13′E / 42.067°N 47.217°E / 42.067; 47.217Coordinates: 42°04′N 47°13′E / 42.067°N 47.217°E / 42.067; 47.217
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Vachi, in Kulinsky District
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Dagestan
Administrative structure (as of December 2013)
Administrative center selo of Vachi
Administrative divisions:
Selsoviets 2
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 14
Municipal structure (as of October 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Kulinsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 12
Statistics
Area 649 km2 (251 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 11,174 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 17.22/km2 (44.6/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Official website
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Population of Kulinsky District
2010 Census 11,174
2002 Census 10,760
1989 Census 10,455
1979 Census 13,237

Kulinsky District (Russian: Кулинский райо́н; Lak: Ккуллал кIану) 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 649 square kilometers (251 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Vachi. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,174, with the population of Vachi accounting for 7.3% of that number.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kulinsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into two selsoviets which comprise fourteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kulinsky Municipal District. Its two selsoviets are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Vachi serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

Kulinsky and Laksky Districts are the territory where Lak people predominantly live.


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