| En Name: | Gunibsky District |
| Ru Name: | Гунибский район |
| Loc Name1: | Гъуниб мухъ |
| Loc Lang1: | Avar |
| Loc Name2: | Гъунибла къатI |
| Loc Lang2: | Dargwa |
| Image View: | Барятинские ворота.JPG |
| Coordinates: | 42.3833°N 104°W |
| Image Coa: | Герб Гунибского района.png.gif |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Daghestan |
| Adm Data As Of: | December 2013 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Gunib |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 10 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 67 |
| Mun Data As Of: | October 2012 |
| Mun Formation1: | Gunibsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 18 |
| Area Km2: | 609.5 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 25303 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Established Date: | June 3, 1929 |
| Website: | http://www.gunib.ru |
| Date: | November 2009 |
| Population of Gunibsky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 25,303 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 25,106 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 16,146 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 20,693 |
Gunibsky District (Russian: Гуни́бский райо́н; Avaric: Гъуниб мухъ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Daghestan, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 609.5km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Gunib. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,303, with the population of Gunib accounting for 9.0% of that number.
Gunib was historically important as a natural fortress during the Caucasian War of the 19th century. Imam Shamil, leader of the Chechen and Dagestani tribes, made his last stand against the Russians at Gunib, where he gave himself up to the Russian commander, Prince Aleksandr Baryatinsky, on August 25, 1859.
Gunibsky Canton in the borders of modern Gunibsky District was established in 1928. It was transformed into a district along with other cantons on June 3, 1929.[3]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gunibsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into ten selsoviets which comprise sixty-seven rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Gunibsky Municipal District. Its ten selsoviets are incorporated as eighteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Gunib serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.