Tsuntinsky District () is an administrative
[Law #16] and municipal
[Law #6] district (
raion
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), one of the
forty-one in the
Republic of Dagestan
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,
Russia
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. It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
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
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
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
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.
The district is divided into twelve
selsoviet
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*The administration (''soviet (council), soviet'') of a certain rural area.
*The territorial subdivision administered ...
s 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
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: 53.9%
*
Bezhta people: 35.1%
*
Hunzib people: 4.8%
*
Hinukh people: 2.7%
*
Russians
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: 1.2%
The main languages are
Tsez and
Hinuq.
References
Notes
Sources
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Districts of Dagestan