Khivsky District

Khivsky District
Хивский район
Other transcription(s)
  Tabassaran and LezgianХив район
The selo of Kug in Khivsky District
Location of Khivsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 41°45′N 47°56′E / 41.750°N 47.933°E / 41.750; 47.933
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan
Established23 March 1935
Administrative centerKhiv
Area
  Total
620 km2 (240 sq mi)
Population
  Total
22,753
  Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions11 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities42 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKhivsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID82655000
Websitehttp://www.mo-khivskiy.ru
Population of Khivsky District
2010 Census22,753
2002 Census20,747
1989 Census16,961
1979 Census19,862

Khivsky District (Russian: Хи́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 620 square kilometers (240 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Khiv. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,753, with the population of Khiv accounting for 11.7% of that number.