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Tsuntinsky District
District in Republic of Dagestan, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tsuntinsky District (Russian: Цунти́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] 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 1,327 square kilometers (512 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tsunta.[1][2] 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.[4]
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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.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tsuntinsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] The district is divided into twelve selsoviets which comprise fifty-five rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tsuntinsky Municipal District.[6] Its twelve selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Tsunta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[11] district.[2]
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Demographics
Ethnic composition:[citation needed]
- Tsez people: 53.9%
- Bezhta people: 35.1%
- Hunzib people: 4.8%
- Hinukh people: 2.7%
- Russians: 1.2%
References
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