Bichursky District
Бичурский район
District
Other transcription(s)
 • BuryatБэшүүрэй аймаг
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Coat of arms of Bichursky District
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Location of Bichursky District in the Republic of Buryatia
Coordinates: 50°35′N 107°36′E / 50.583°N 107.600°E / 50.583; 107.600
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia[1]
EstablishedFebruary 11, 1935[2]
Administrative centerBichura[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total6,201 km2 (2,394 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total25,352
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
22,854 (−9.9%)
 • Density4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions13 Selsoviets, 5 Somons
 • Inhabited localities[1]36 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asBichursky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]0 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID81609000
Websitehttp://bichura.org
Population of Bichursky District
2010 Census25,352[3]
2002 Census27,015[7]
1989 Census30,889[8]
1979 Census29,953[9]

Bichursky District (Russian: Бичу́рский райо́н; Buryat: Бэшүүрэй аймаг, Beshüürei aimag) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 6,201 square kilometers (2,394 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bichura.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,352, with the population of Bichura accounting for 36.1% of that number.[3]

History

The district was established on February 11, 1935.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bichursky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] The district is divided into thirteen selsoviets and five somons, which comprise thirty-six rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bichursky Municipal District.[5] Its thirteen selsoviets and five somons are incorporated as seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The selo of Bichura serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[5] district.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Resolution #431
  2. ^ a b c d Official website of the Republic of Buryatia. Information about Bichursky District (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Law #985-III
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.

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