Selenginsky District
Селенгинский район
District
Other transcription(s)
 • BuryatСэлэнгын аймаг
Slopes of the Monostoy Range of the Selenga Highlands in Selenginsky District
Slopes of the Monostoy Range of the Selenga Highlands in Selenginsky District
Flag of Selenginsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Selenginsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Selenginsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 51°17′N 106°31′E / 51.283°N 106.517°E / 51.283; 106.517
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia[1]
EstablishedDecember 12, 1923[2]
Administrative centerGusinoozyorsk[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total8,269 km2 (3,193 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total46,427
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
42,029 (−9.5%)
 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Urban
52.9%
 • Rural
47.1%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns, 6 Selsoviets, 7 Somons
 • Inhabited localities[1]1 cities/towns, 36 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asSelenginsky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID81648000
Websitehttp://admselenga.ru
Population of Selenginsky District
2010 Census46,427[3]
2002 Census50,632[7]
1989 Census27,098[8]
1979 Census28,662[9]

Selenginsky District (Russian: Селенги́нский райо́н; Buryat: Сэлэнгын аймаг, Selengyn 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 center of the republic. The area of the district is 8,269 square kilometers (3,193 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Gusinoozyorsk.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 46,427, with the population of Gusinoozyorsk accounting for 52.9% of that number.[3]

History

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

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Selenginsky 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 Gusinoozyorsk), six selsoviets, and seven somons, which comprise thirty-six rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Selenginsky Municipal District.[5] The Town of Gusinoozyorsk is incorporated an urban settlement, and the six selsoviets and seven somons are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The town of Gusinoozyorsk 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 Selenginsky District. About the 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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