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Tsuntinsky District


FieldValue
en_nameTsuntinsky District
ru_nameЦунтинский район
loc_name1ЦІунтІа мухъ
loc_lang1Avar
image_map
map_captionLocation of Tsuntinsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
image_viewШаитли, Цунтинский район. Конец зимы 2016 года. Вид на Богосский хребет..jpg
coordinates
image_flagFlag of Tsuntinsky district (Dagestan).gif
image_coaГЕРБ ЦУНТИНСКОГО РАЙОНА.png
federal_subjectRepublic of Dagestan
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adm_ctr_nameTsunta
adm_ctr_ref
selsoviet_type1Selsoviets
no_of_selsoviets_type112
no_of_rural_localities55
counts_ref
mun_formation1Tsuntinsky Municipal District
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mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements0
mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements13
mun_formation1_counts_ref
area_km21327
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pop_2010census18282
urban_pop_2010census0%
rural_pop_2010census100%
websitehttp://www.cunta.ru

Tsuntinsky District () 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 1327 km2. 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

References

  1. {{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
  2. {{ru-pop-ref. 1989Census
  3. {{ru-pop-ref. 1979Census
  4. Law #16
  5. Law #6
  6. "General Information". Tsuntinsky District.
  7. {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
  8. "Селение Цунта Цунтинского района получило статус районного центра". Tsuntinsky District Administration.
  9. {{OKATO reference. 82 258
  10. {{OKTMO reference. 82 658
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