Khasavyurtovsky District

Khasavyurtovsky District (Russian: Хасавю́ртовский райо́н; Avar: Хасавхъала мухъ; Kumyk: Хасавюрт якъ, Xasavürt yaq; Chechen: Хаси-Эвлан кӀошт, Xasi-Evlan khioşt) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 1,425.0 square kilometers (550.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Khasavyurt (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 141,232. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Khasavyurtovsky District is one of the forty-one in the republic. It is divided into thirteen selsoviets, comprising fifty-eight rural localities. The city of Khasavyurt serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Khasavyurtovsky Municipal District. Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as forty-two rural settlements within the municipal district. The City of Khasavyurt is incorporated separately from the district as Khasavyurt Urban Okrug, but serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well. Demographics As of the 2010 Census, the main ethnic groups are: Avars: 31.4% Kumyks: 30.7% Chechens: 25.8% Dargins: 5.4% Lezgians: 5.3% Laks: 0.2% Russians: 0.2% 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.).