| En Name: | Kulinsky District |
| Ru Name: | Кулинский район |
| Loc Name1: | Ккуллал кIану |
| Loc Lang1: | Lak |
| Image View: | Вачи, Лакия (фото1).jpg |
| Coordinates: | 42.0667°N 60°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Kulinsky rayon (Dagestan).png |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Dagestan |
| Adm Data As Of: | December 2013 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Vachi |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 2 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 14 |
| Mun Data As Of: | October 2012 |
| Mun Formation1: | Kulinsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 12 |
| Area Km2: | 649 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 11174 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Website: | http://www.kulirayon.ru |
| Date: | November 2010 |
| Population of Kulinsky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 11,174 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 10,760 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 10,455 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 13,237 |
Kulinsky District (Russian: Кулинский райо́н; Lak: Ккуллал кIану) 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 south of the republic. The area of the district is 649km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Vachi. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,174, with the population of Vachi accounting for 7.3% of that number.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kulinsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into two selsoviets which comprise fourteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kulinsky Municipal District. Its two selsoviets are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Vachi serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
Kulinsky and Laksky Districts are the territory where Lak people predominantly live. There is also a historical Mountain Jewish presence in Kulinsky.