Chontaul (; ; , ''Çontavul''; , ''Çont-Evl'') is a

rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically describ ...

(a selo) in

Kizilyurtovsky District Kizilyurtovsky District is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative cent ...

Republic of Dagestan Dagestan ( ; ; ), officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North Caucasian Fede ...

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. The population was 7,023 as of 2010. There are 63 streets.

Geography

Chontaul is located on the left bank of the Sulak River, 87 km south of

Kizlyar Kizlyar (; ; , ''Qızlar'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located on the border with the Chechen Republic in the river delta, delta of the Terek River northwest of Makhachkala, the cap ...

(the district's administrative centre) by road. Kostek and Novy Kostek are the nearest rural localities.Расстояние от Чонтаула до Кизляра 87 км
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Nationalities

Kumyks, Avars and Chechens live there.

References

Rural localities in Kizilyurtovsky District {{Kizilyurtovsky-geo-stub