| En Name: | Karabudakhkentsky District |
| Ru Name: | Карабудахкентский район |
| Loc Name1: | Къарабудагъгентли якъ |
| Loc Lang1: | Kumyk |
| Loc Name2: | Къарабудагъкентла район |
| Loc Lang2: | Dargwa |
| Image View: | Каспийск.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 42.7°N 80°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Karabudahkentsky rayon (Dagestan).png |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Dagestan |
| Adm Data As Of: | December 2013 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Karabudakhkent |
| Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type: | Settlements |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance: | 2 |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 3 |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 2 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 16 |
| Mun Data As Of: | October 2012 |
| Mun Formation1: | Karabudakhkentsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 2 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 12 |
| Area Km2: | 1460 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 73016 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 9.6% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 90.4% |
| Established Date: | January 20, 1921 |
| Prev Name1: | Leninsky District |
| Prev Name1 Date: | 1992 |
| Website: | http://www.bekenez.ru |
| Date: | November 2009 |
| Population of Karabudakhkentsky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 73,016 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 60,620 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 39,486 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 35,705 |
Karabudakhkentsky District (Russian: Карабудахкентский райо́н, Kumyk: Къарабудагъгентли якъ, Qarabudağgentli yaq) 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 east of the republic. The area of the district is 1460km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Karabudakhkent. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 73,016, with the population of Karabudakhkent accounting for 21.0% of that number.
The district was established by the Central Executive Committee decree on January 20, 1921.[4] It underwent numerous changes during the following years and was established in its present borders in 1965 as Leninsky District (Russian: Ле́нинский райо́н).[4] In 1992, it was renamed Karabudakhkentsky District.[4]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Karabudakhkentsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. It is divided into two settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the urban-type settlements (inhabited localities) of Achi-Su and Manas) and three selsoviets, which comprise sixteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Karabudakhkentsky Municipal District. The settlements are incorporated as urban settlements, and the three selsoviets are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Karabudakhkent serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.