Botlikhsky District Explained

En Name:Botlikhsky District
Ru Name:Ботлихский район
Loc Name1:Болъихъ мухъ
Loc Lang1:Avar
Image View:Кезеной-ам.jpg
Image Caption:Lake Kezenoyam, the deepest lake in the Caucasus Mountains, is located mostly in Botlikhsky District
Coordinates:42.65°N 59°W
Image Coa:Герб Ботлихского района.gif
Federal Subject:Republic of Dagestan
Adm Data As Of:December 2013
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Botlikh
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:9
No Of Rural Localities:37
Mun Data As Of:October 2012
Mun Formation1:Botlikhsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:20
Area Km2:500
Pop 2010Census:54322
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Website:http://xn--80abvlool0a.xn--p1ai/
Date:September 2012
Anthem:My Botlikh (unofficial)
Population of Botlikhsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:54,322
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:50,469
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:27,161
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:24,741

Botlikhsky District (Russian: Ботлихский райо́н) 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 500km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Botlikh. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 54,322, with the population of Botlikh accounting for 22.4% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Botlikhsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into nine selsoviets which comprise thirty-seven rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Botlikhsky Municipal District. Its nine selsoviets are incorporated as twenty rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Botlikh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #16
  2. Law #6