Bichursky District
Бичурский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Buryat | Бэшүүрэй аймаг |
Coordinates: 50°35′N 107°36′E / 50.583°N 107.600°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia[1] |
Established | February 11, 1935[2] |
Administrative center | Bichura[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 6,201 km2 (2,394 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,352 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 22,854 (−9.9%) |
• Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 13 Selsoviets, 5 Somons |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 36 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Bichursky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 81609000 |
Website | http://bichura.org |
2010 Census | 25,352[3] |
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2002 Census | 27,015[7] |
1989 Census | 30,889[8] |
1979 Census | 29,953[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]
The district was established on February 11, 1935.[2]
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.