Suleyman-Stalsky District (Russian: Сулейма́н-Ста́льский райо́н; Lezgian: СтӀал Сулейманан 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 666.3 square kilometers (257.3 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kasumkent.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 58,835, with the population of Kasumkent accounting for 22.5% of that number.[3]
Suleyman-Stalsky District
Сулейман-Стальский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Lezgian | СтӀал Сулейманан район |
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Coordinates: 41°40′N 48°08′E / 41.667°N 48.133°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan[1] |
Established | 1929 |
Administrative center | Kasumkent[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 666.3 km2 (257.3 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 58,835 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 56,219 (−4.4%) |
• Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 10 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[5] | 38 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Suleyman-Stalsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 82647000 |
Website | http://www.suleiman-stalskiy.ru |
2010 Census | 58,835[3] |
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2002 Census | 54,036[8] |
1989 Census | 32,764[9] |
1979 Census | 36,884[10] |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Suleyman-Stalsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] The district is divided into ten selsoviets which comprise thirty-eight rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Suleyman-Stalsky Municipal District.[6] Its ten selsoviets are incorporated as sixteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Kasumkent serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[11] district.
There are 39 rural settlements in the district.[12][13]
Ashaga-MakaUpper Arag, Yaltsugar .
, Biger, Darkush, Evigar , Kean, Kele, Kurkurkent , Makar, Mekhkerg , Ruhun , Khpit, Hutarg , Tsitser , Tsitsig , Chantarkent , Chilik,