Tsuntinsky District

Tsuntinsky District (Russian: Цунти́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 1,327 square kilometers (512 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tsunta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 18,282, with the population of Kidero, the district center at the time, accounting for 4.1% of that number. History Between 1991 and 2017 the selo of Kidero served as the administrative center of Tsuntinsky District, however, it lacks the necessary infrastructure. In 2017, the district center was moved into the selo of Tsunta. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tsuntinsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into twelve selsoviets which comprise fifty-five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tsuntinsky Municipal District. Its twelve selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Tsunta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district. Demographics Ethnic composition: Tsez people: 53.9% Bezhta people: 35.1% Hunzib people: 4.8% Hinukh people: 2.7% Russians: 1.2% The main languages are Tsez and Hinuq. References Notes Sources Народное Собрание Республики Дагестан. Закон №16 от 10 апреля 2002 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Дагестан», в ред. Закона №106 от 30 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Дагестан». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Дагестанская правда", №81, 12 апреля 2002 г. (People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan. Law #16 of April 10, 2002 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Dagestan, as amended by the Law #106 of December 30, 2013 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Dagestan. Effective as of the day of the official publication.). Народное Собрание Республики Дагестан. Закон №6 от 13 января 2005 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Республики Дагестан», в ред. Закона №43 от 30 апреля 2015 г. «О статусе городского округа с внутригородским делением "Город Махачкала", статусе и границах внутригородских районов в составе городского округа с внутригородским делением "Город Махачкала" и о внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Республики Дагестан». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Дагестанская правда", №8, 15 февраля 2005 г. (People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan. Law #6 of January 13, 2005 On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Republic of Dagestan, as amended by the Law #43 of April 30, 2015 On the Status of the "City of Makhachkala" Urban Okrug with Intra-Urban Divisions, the Status and the Borders of the Intra-City Districts Comprising the "City of Makhachkala" Urban Okrug with Intra-Urban Divisions, and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Dagestan. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).