Khasavyurtovsky District (; ; , ''Xasavürt yaq''; , ''Xasi-Evlan khioşt'') is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (

raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...

), one of the

forty-one 41 (forty-one) is the natural number following 40 and preceding 42. In mathematics 41 is: * the 13th smallest prime number. The next is 43, making both twin primes. * the sum of the first six prime numbers (2 + 3 + 5&nbs ...

in the

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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. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

is the

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

Khasavyurt Khasavyurt is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Dagestan, Russia. Population: History It was founded in 1846 and granted town status in 1931. During the Russian Empire, the settlement was the administrative capital of the Khas ...

(which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 141,232.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Khasavyurtovsky District is one of the

in the republic. It is divided into thirteen

selsoviet A selsoviet (; , ; ) is the shortened name for Selsky soviet, i.e., rural council (; ; ). It has three closely related meanings: *The administration (''soviet (council), soviet'') of a certain rural area. *The territorial subdivision administered ...

s, comprising fifty-eight rural localities. The city of

serves as its

, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Khasavyurtovsky Municipal District. Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as forty-two rural settlements within the municipal district. The City of Khasavyurt is incorporated separately from the district as Khasavyurt Urban Okrug, but serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, the main ethnic groups are: * Avars: 31.4% *

Kumyks Kumyks (, ) are a Turkic ethnic group living in Dagestan, Chechnya and North Ossetia. They are the largest Turkic people in the North Caucasus. They traditionally populate the Kumyk Plateau (northern Dagestan and northeastern Chechnya), la ...

: 30.7% *

Chechens The Chechens ( ; , , Old Chechen: Нахчой, ''Naxçoy''), historically also known as ''Kistin, Kisti'' and ''Durdzuks'', are a Northeast Caucasian languages, Northeast Caucasian ethnic group of the Nakh peoples native to the North Caucasus. ...

: 25.8% *

Dargins Dargins or Dargwa (, ''darganti'') are a Northeast Caucasian native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus, and who make up the second largest ethnic group in the North Caucasian republic of Dagestan. They speak the various Dargin lang ...

: 5.4% *

Lezgians Lezgins ( or ) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native to southern Dagestan, a republic of Russia, and northern Azerbaijan, who speak the Lezgin language. Their social structure is firmly based on equality and deference to individuality. ...

: 5.3% * Laks: 0.2% *

Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...

Administrative and municipal status

Demographics

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