Laksky District

Laksky District
Лакский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • LakЛакрал кӏану
The selo of Kundy in Laksky District
Location of Laksky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°10′N 47°07′E / 42.167°N 47.117°E / 42.167; 47.117
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan
Established29 March 1935
Administrative centerKumukh
Area
 • Total
750 km2 (290 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
12,161
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions16 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities50 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asLaksky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID82632000
Websitehttp://www.gazikumuh.ru
Population of Laksky District
2010 Census12,161
2002 Census12,382
1989 Census8,619
1979 Census11,301

Laksky District (Russian: Ла́кский райо́н; Lak: Лакрал кӏану) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the republic. The area of the district is 750 square kilometers (290 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kumukh. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 12,161, with the population of Kumukh accounting for 15.9% of that number.