Novolaksky District

Novolaksky District
Новолакский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • LakЦӏуссалакрал кIану
 • ChechenГӀазгӀумкийн керла кӀошт
 • AvarЦІиябтум мухъ
Village (selo) Zori-Otar, Novolaksky District
Location of Novolaksky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 43°07′N 46°29′E / 43.117°N 46.483°E / 43.117; 46.483
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan
Established1944
Administrative centerNovolakskoye
Area
 • Total
218.2 km2 (84.2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
28,556
 • Density130.9/km2 (339.0/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions3 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities15 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asNovolaksky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID82639000
Websitehttp://mo-novolak.ru/
Population of Novolaksky District
2010 Census28,556
2002 Census22,019
1989 Census13,381
1979 Census11,447

Novolaksky District (Russian: Новола́кский райо́н; Lak: Цӏуссалакрал кIану) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with Khasavyurtovsky District in the northeast, Kazbekovsky District in the southeast, and with the Chechen Republic in the west. The area of the district is 218.2 square kilometers (84.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Novolakskoye. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 28,556, with the population of Novolakskoye accounting for 20.8% of that number.