Akhtynski rajon

Federal district	North Caucasus
republic	Dagestan
Administrative center	Eighty
surface	1,119.96 km²
population	31,622 inhabitants ; (as of 2002)
Population density	28 inhabitants / km²
Boroughs	0
Cities / SsT	0/0
Rural communities / villages	13/19
Head of the Rajons	Ssafidin Mursalov
Rajon founded	1929
Time zone	UTC + 3
Telephone code	7263
Postcodes	368730, 368731
License Plate	05
OKATO	82 206
OKTMO	82 606
Website	www.ahtymo.ru
Geographical location of the administrative center
Coordinates	41 ° 28 ′ N , 47 ° 44 ′ E Coordinates: 41 ° 28 ′ N , 47 ° 44 ′ E
	Eighty
	Eighty
	Akhtynski rajon: situation in Dagestan
	Republic of Dagestan within Russia

The Akhtynsky District ( Russian Ахтынский район ; lesg. Ахцегьрин район / Achzehrin rayon) is a Raion in the Republic of Dagestan , Russia . The administrative center is the Aul (officially Selo ) Achty .

geography

Akhtynski rajon is located in the south of Dagestan and is surrounded within the Republic of Dagestan by the Rajons Rutul, Kurach, Magaramkent and Dokuzpara. In the south, the Rajon borders the Republic of Azerbaijan ( Şəki Rayon ). The largest rivers in the area are Samur and Akhtychai. The area is 1120 km².

history

The Rajon in its current form was created in 1929.

population

The population was 31,592 according to the official census in 2002. The last Soviet census from 1989 still had a population of 30,027. Most of the inhabitants are Sunni Muslims , who, with the exception of the Rutulian village of Chnow, mainly belong to the Lesgier ethnic group.

Administrative division

There are 19 settlements in the Rajon, which with the exception of the administrative center Akhty, which is the same as a small town in terms of population , are mostly smaller villages:

settlement	Russian name	Residents
Eighty	Ахты	15,500
Chkem	Хкем	400
Chnow	Хнов	2,059
Chrüg	Хрюг	2,000
Djaba	Джаба	500
Fij	Фий	1,612
Gdym	Гдым	367
Gdynk	Гдынк	367
Gogas	Гогаз	825
Jalak	Ялак	371
Cocoa	Кака	1,553
Kaluk	Калук	1,133
Kurukal	Курукал	450
Lutkun	Луткун	3,200
Midschach	Миджах	138
Nowy Usur	Новый Усур	913
Smugul	Смугул	420
Srych	Зрых	1,900
Uchul	Ухул	210