Botlikhsky District (Russian: Ботлихский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] 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 500 square kilometers (190 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Botlikh.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 54,322, with the population of Botlikh accounting for 22.4% of that number.[2]
Botlikhsky District
Ботлихский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Avar | Болъихъ мухъ |
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Anthem: My Botlikh (unofficial) | |
Coordinates: 42°39′N 46°13′E / 42.650°N 46.217°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan[1] |
Established | 1926 |
Administrative center | Botlikh[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 500 km2 (200 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 54,322 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 58,467 (+7.6%) |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 9 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[4] | 37 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Botlikhsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 20 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 82609000 |
Website | http://xn--80abvlool0a.xn--p1ai/ |
2010 Census | 54,322[2] |
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2002 Census | 50,469[7] |
1989 Census | 27,161[8] |
1979 Census | 24,741[9] |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Botlikhsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] The district is divided into nine selsoviets which comprise thirty-seven rural localities.[4] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Botlikhsky Municipal District.[5] Its nine selsoviets are incorporated as twenty rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The selo of Botlikh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[10] district.