[citation needed] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Novolakskoye.

When the Chechens began returning in 1957, conflicts erupted, as they found others literally living in their houses.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Novolaksky District is one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan.

[1] The district is divided into three selsoviets which comprise fifteen rural localities.

[5] Its three selsoviets are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district.