Magaramkentsky District (Russian: Магарамкентский райо́н; Lezgian: Мегьарамдхуьруьн район) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 654.6 square kilometers (252.7 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Magaramkent.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 62,195, with the population of Magaramkent accounting for 11.2% of that number.[3]
Magaramkentsky District
Магарамкентский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Lezgian | Мегьарамдхуьруьн район |
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Coordinates: 41°37′N 48°21′E / 41.617°N 48.350°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan[1] |
Established | 1943 |
Administrative center | Magaramkent[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 654.6 km2 (252.7 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 62,195 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 61,765 (−0.7%) |
• Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 8 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[5] | 33 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Magaramkentsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 22 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 82637000 |
Website | http://adminmr.ru |
2010 Census | 62,195[3] |
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2002 Census | 58,694[8] |
1989 Census | 32,718[9] |
1979 Census | 30,585[10] |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Magaramkentsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] The district is divided into eight selsoviets which comprise thirty-three rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Magaramkentsky Municipal District.[6] Its eight selsoviets are incorporated as twenty-two rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Magaramkent serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[11] district.