Kulinsky District Кулинский район (Russian) Ккуллал кIану (Lak) |
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Location of Kulinsky District in the Republic of Dagestan |
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Coordinates: 42°04′N 47°13′E / 42.067°N 47.217°ECoordinates: 42°04′N 47°13′E / 42.067°N 47.217°E | |
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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2010 Census | 11,174 |
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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.