Untsukulsky District (Russian: Унцукульский райо́н; Avar: Унсоколо мухъ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 560 square kilometers (220 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Untsukul.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 29,547, with the population of Untsukul accounting for 21.2% of that number.[3]

Untsukulsky District Унцукульский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Avar	Унсоколо мухъ
Gimry Tower, a cultural heritage object in Untsukulsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Untsukulsky District in the Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°53′N 47°12′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Dagestan[1]
Established	1935
Administrative center	Untsukul[1]
Area [2]
• Total	560 km2 (220 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	29,547
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	31,080 (+5.2%)
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Urban	16.5%
• Rural	83.5%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Settlements, 6 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[5]	1 Urban-type settlements[6], 20 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Untsukulsky Municipal District[7]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 Urban settlements, 11 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [8])
OKTMO ID	82653000
Website	http://uncukul.ru

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Untsukulsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.[1] It is divided into one settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (an inhabited locality) of Shamilkala) and six selsoviets, which comprise twenty rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Untsukulsky Municipal District.[7] The settlement is incorporated as an urban settlement, and the six selsoviets are incorporated as eleven rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The selo of Untsukul serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[12] district.

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• Народное Собрание Республики Дагестан. Закон №16 от 10 апреля 2002 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Республики Дагестан», в ред. Закона №106 от 30 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Дагестан». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Дагестанская правда", №81, 12 апреля 2002 г. (People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan. Law #16 of April 10, 2002 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Dagestan, as amended by the Law #106 of December 30, 2013 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Dagestan. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Народное Собрание Республики Дагестан. Закон №6 от 13 января 2005 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Республики Дагестан», в ред. Закона №43 от 30 апреля 2015 г. «О статусе городского округа с внутригородским делением "Город Махачкала", статусе и границах внутригородских районов в составе городского округа с внутригородским делением "Город Махачкала" и о внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Республики Дагестан». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Дагестанская правда", №8, 15 февраля 2005 г. (People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan. Law #6 of January 13, 2005 On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Republic of Dagestan, as amended by the Law #43 of April 30, 2015 On the Status of the "City of Makhachkala" Urban Okrug with Intra-Urban Divisions, the Status and the Borders of the Intra-City Districts Comprising the "City of Makhachkala" Urban Okrug with Intra-Urban Divisions, and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Republic of Dagestan. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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