Shamilsky District

Shamilsky District
Шамильский район
Other transcription(s)
  AvarШамилил мухъ
The selo of Nizhny Batlukh in Shamilsky District
Location of Shamilsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°27′N 46°33′E / 42.450°N 46.550°E / 42.450; 46.550
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan
Established1929
Administrative centerKhebda
Area
  Total
920 km2 (360 sq mi)
Population
  Total
28,122
  Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions10 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities52 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asShamilsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 25 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID82646000
Websitehttp://xn--80aqaedff6b6c2b.xn--p1ai/
Population of Shamilsky District
2010 Census28,122
2002 Census26,053
1989 Census19,523
1979 Census23,459

Shamilsky District (Russian: Шамильский райо́н; Avar: Шамилил мухъ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the republic. The area of the district is 920 square kilometers (360 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Khebda. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 28,122, with the population of Khebda accounting for 9.1% of that number.