| En Name: | Akhvakhsky District |
| Ru Name: | Ахвахский район |
| Loc Name1: | Гӏахьвахъ мухъ |
| Loc Lang1: | Avar |
| Image View: | Mashtada20012017.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 42.5833°N 67°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of arms of Ahvahsky area.png |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Dagestan |
| Adm Data As Of: | December 2013 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Karata |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 7 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 25 |
| Mun Data As Of: | October 2012 |
| Mun Formation1: | Akhvakhsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 13 |
| Area Km2: | 291.1 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 22014 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Website: | http://www.akhvakh.ru |
| Commonscat: | Akhvakhsky District |
| Date: | September 2012 |
| Population of Akhvakhsky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 22,014 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 20,373 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 10,421 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 11,224 |
Akhvakhsky District (Russian: Ахвахский райо́н; Avaric: Гӏахьвахъ мухъ) 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 west of the republic. The area of the district is 291.1km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Karata. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,014, with the population of Karata accounting for 18.9% of that number.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Akhvakhsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into seven selsoviets which comprise twenty-five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Akhvakhsky Municipal District. Its seven selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Karata serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.