Babayurtovsky District

Babayurtovsky District
Бабаюртовский район
Other transcription(s)
  Kumyk and NogayБабав-юрт якъ
  AvarБабаюрт мухъ
  DargwaБабаюртла къатI
  ChechenБабаюртан кIошт
Village of Shava, Babayurtovsky District
Location of Babayurtovsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 43°40′N 47°00′E / 43.667°N 47.000°E / 43.667; 47.000
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Dagestan
Established1928
Administrative centerBabayurt
Area
  Total
3,262.3 km2 (1,259.6 sq mi)
Population
  Total
45,701
  Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions7 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities22 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBabayurtovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID82607000
Websitehttp://president.e-dag.ru/novosti/content/34-babayurtovskiy-rayon/
Population of Babayurtovsky District
2010 Census45,701
2002 Census41,331
1989 Census42,320
1979 Census37,760

Babayurtovsky District (Russian: Бабаю́ртовский райо́н; Kumyk: Бабав-юрт якъ, romanized: Babaw-yurt yaq; Nogai: Бабав-юрт якъ, romanized: Babaw-yurt yaq) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the northern central part of the republic. The area of the district is 3,262.3 square kilometers (1,259.6 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Babayurt. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 45,701, with the population of Babayurt accounting for 33.3% of that number.