| En Name: | Tsuntinsky District |
| Ru Name: | Цунтинский район |
| Loc Name1: | ЦІунтІа мухъ |
| Loc Lang1: | Avar |
| Image View: | Шаитли, Цунтинский район. Конец зимы 2016 года. Вид на Богосский хребет..jpg |
| Coordinates: | 42.2°N 103°W |
| Image Coa: | ГЕРБ ЦУНТИНСКОГО РАЙОНА.png |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Dagestan |
| Adm Data As Of: | December 2013 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Tsunta |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 12 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 55 |
| Mun Data As Of: | October 2012 |
| Mun Formation1: | Tsuntinsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 13 |
| Area Km2: | 1327 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 18282 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Website: | http://www.cunta.ru |
| Date: | November 2009 |
| Population of Tsuntinsky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 18,282 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 17,466 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 13,374 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 11,229 |
Tsuntinsky District (Russian: Цунти́нский 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 southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 1327km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tsunta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 18,282, with the population of Kidero, the district center at the time, accounting for 4.1% of that number.
Between 1991 and 2017 the selo of Kidero served as the administrative center of Tsuntinsky District, however, it lacks the necessary infrastructure. In 2017, the district center was moved into the selo of Tsunta.[4]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tsuntinsky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan. The district is divided into twelve selsoviets which comprise fifty-five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tsuntinsky Municipal District. Its twelve selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Tsunta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.[4]
Ethnic composition:
53.9%
35.1%
4.8%
2.7%
1.2%
The main languages are Tsez and Hinuq.