| En Name: | Akhtynsky District |
| Ru Name: | Ахтынский район |
| Loc Name1: | Ахцагь район |
| Loc Lang1: | Lezgian |
| Image View: | Yarusadag mount in Dagestan.Russia.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 41.4667°N 91°W |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Dagestan |
| Adm Data As Of: | December 2013 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Akhty |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 4 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 19 |
| Mun Data As Of: | October 2012 |
| Mun Formation1: | Akhtynsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 13 |
| Area Km2: | 1120 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 32604 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Website: | http://akhty.ru |
| Date: | November 2009 |
| Population of Akhtynsky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 32,604 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 31,592 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 29,160 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 31,609 |
Akhtynsky District (Russian: Ахты́нский район; Lezghian: Ахцагь район) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic and borders with Rutulsky, Kurakhsky, Magaramkentsky, and Dokuzparinsky Districts; in the southwest it has a 62km (39miles) long border with Azerbaijan. The area of the district is 1120km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Akhty. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 32,604, with the population of Akhty accounting for 41.1% of that number.
The Samur River flows in the north of the district from west to east. The Akhtychay River flows from southwest to northeast of the district and into the Samur River in Akhty. Gelmets-Akhtynsky Ridge is located between the two rivers.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Akhtynsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into four selsoviets which comprise nineteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Akhtynsky Municipal District. Its four selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Akhty serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
Ethnically, all of the rural localities in the district are Lezgian, with the exception of the selo of Khnov, which is populated by the Rutul people.