Kyakhtinsky District
Кяхтинский район
District
Other transcription(s)
 • BuryatХяагтын аймаг
Lake Kiran in Kyakhtinsky District
Lake Kiran in Kyakhtinsky District
Flag of Kyakhtinsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Kyakhtinsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Kyakhtinsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′N 106°27′E / 50.350°N 106.450°E / 50.350; 106.450
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia[1]
EstablishedDecember 12, 1923[2]
Administrative centerKyakhta[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total4,684 km2 (1,809 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total39,785
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
37,102 (−6.7%)
 • Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Urban
58.9%
 • Rural
41.1%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns, 1 Urban-type settlements, 8 Selsoviets, 5 Somons
 • Inhabited localities[1]1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements[5], 40 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKyakhtinsky Municipal District[6]
 • Municipal divisions[6]2 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 Edit this on Wikidata[7])
OKTMO ID81633000
Websitehttp://admkht.ru
Population of Kyakhtinsky District
2010 Census39,785[3]
2002 Census40,673[8]
1989 Census45,224[9]
1979 Census42,755[10]

Kyakhtinsky District (Russian: Кя́хтинский райо́н, Russian pronunciation: [ˈkʲæxtʲɪnskʲɪj rəˈjon]; Buryat: Хяагтын аймаг, romanized: Khiaagtyn aimag) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] 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 4,684 square kilometers (1,809 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Kyakhta.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 39,785, with the population of Kyakhta accounting for 50.3% of that number.[3]

Geography

The district is located in southern Buryatia, near the Mongolia–Russia border, in the geographical region of the Selenga Highlands.

History

The district was established on December 12, 1923.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kyakhtinsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] It is divided into one town (an administrative division with the administrative center in the town (an inhabited locality) of Kyakhta), one urban-type settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Naushki), eight selsoviets, and five somons, all of which comprise forty rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kyakhtinsky Municipal District.[6] The town (together with one rural locality—the settlement of Sudzha) and the urban-type settlement are incorporated as two urban settlements, and the eight selsoviets and five somons are incorporated as fifteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The town of Kyakhta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[6] district.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Resolution #431
  2. ^ a b c d Official website of the Buryat Republic. Information about Kyakhtinsky 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. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Law #985-III
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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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