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Untsukulsky District

Untsukulsky District
Унцукульский район (Russian)
Унсоколо мухъ (Avar)
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Location of Untsukulsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°53′N 47°12′E / 42.883°N 47.200°E / 42.883; 47.200Coordinates: 42°53′N 47°12′E / 42.883°N 47.200°E / 42.883; 47.200
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Gimry Tower, a cultural heritage object in Untsukulsky 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 Untsukul
Administrative divisions:
Settlements 1
Selsoviets 6
Inhabited localities:
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 20
Municipal structure (as of October 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Untsukulsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 11
Statistics
Area 560 km2 (220 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 29,547 inhabitants
• Urban 16.5%
• Rural 83.5%
Density 52.76/km2 (136.6/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Official website
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Population of Untsukulsky District
2010 Census 29,547
2002 Census 27,460
1989 Census 16,105
1979 Census 11,786

Untsukulsky District (Russian: Унцукульский райо́н; Avar: Унсоколо мухъ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 560 square kilometers (220 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Untsukul. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 29,547, with the population of Untsukul accounting for 21.2% of that number.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Untsukulsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. It is divided into one settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (an inhabited locality) of Shamilkala) and six selsoviets, which comprise twenty rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Untsukulsky Municipal District. The settlement is incorporated as an urban settlement, and the six selsoviets are incorporated as eleven rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Untsukul serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.


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