Kayakentsky District
Kayakentsky District
Каякентский район (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Kumyk | Къаягентли якъ |
| • Dargwa | Къаякентла район |
Pushkin Mountain, Kayakentsky District | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kayakentsky District in the Republic of Dagestan | |
| Coordinates: 42°23′N 47°59′E / 42.383°N 47.983°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Dagestan |
| Established | 1935 |
| Administrative center | Novokayakent |
| Area | |
• Total | 640 km2 (250 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 54,089 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 5 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 19 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kayakentsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 82624000 |
| Website | http://kmr05.ru/ |
| 2010 Census | 54,089 |
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| 2002 Census | 52,739 |
| 1989 Census | 34,019 |
| 1979 Census | 28,851 |
Kayakentsky District (Russian: Каяке́нтский райо́н, Kumyk: Къаягентли якъ, Qayagentli yaq) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 640 square kilometers (250 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Novokayakent. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 54,089, with the population of Novokayakent accounting for 9.5% of that number.