| En Name: | Buynaksky District |
| Ru Name: | Буйнакский район |
| Loc Name1: | Темирхан-шура якъ |
| Loc Lang1: | Kumyk |
| Loc Name2: | Буйнакъ мухъ |
| Loc Lang2: | Avar |
| Loc Name3: | Буйнакск къатI |
| Loc Lang3: | Dargwa |
| Image View: | Вид на Новый Кумух (Исм.Альберт) - panoramio (3).jpg |
| Coordinates: | 42.8167°N 54°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Buinaksk rayon (Dagestan).png |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Dagestan |
| Adm Data As Of: | December 2013 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | town |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Buynaksk |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 9 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 30 |
| Mun Data As Of: | October 2012 |
| Mun Formation1: | Buynaksky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 20 |
| Area Km2: | 1842.09 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 73402 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Website: | http://буйнакскийрайон.рф |
| Date: | November 2009 |
| Population of Buynaksky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 73,402 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 65,018 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 50,094 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 45,285 |
Buynaksky District (Russian: Буйнакский район, Kumyk: Шура якъ) 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 center of the republic. The area of the district is 1842.09km2.[3] Its administrative center is the town of Buynaksk (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 73,402.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Buynaksky District is one of the forty-one in the republic. It is divided into nine selsoviets, comprising thirty rural localities. The town of Buynaksk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Buynaksky Municipal District. Its nine selsoviets are incorporated as twenty rural settlements within the municipal district. The Town of Buynaksk is incorporated separately from the district as Buynaksk Urban Okrug, but serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.