Ivolginsky District
Иволгинский район
District
Other transcription(s)
 • BuryatЭбилгын аймаг
Ivolginskoye gorodishche, an archaeological site in Ivolginsky District
Ivolginskoye gorodishche, an archaeological site in Ivolginsky District
Flag of Ivolginsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Ivolginsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Ivolginsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 51°45′N 107°17′E / 51.750°N 107.283°E / 51.750; 107.283
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia[1]
EstablishedAugust 25, 1939 (first),[2]
August 1985 (second)[2]
Administrative centerIvolginsk[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total2,660 km2 (1,030 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total37,983
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
54,574 (+43.7%)
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions4 Selsoviets, 2 Somons
 • Inhabited localities[1]28 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asIvolginsky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]0 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID81622000
Websitehttp://ivolginsk.info

Ivolginsky District (Russian: Иволги́нский райо́н; Buryat: Эбилгын аймаг, Ebilgyn 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 2,660 square kilometers (1,030 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Ivolginsk.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 37,983, with the population of Ivolginsk accounting for 19.4% of that number.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
193913,100—    
197925,000+90.8%
198924,900−0.4%
200226,736+7.4%
201037,983+42.1%
202164,862+70.8%
Source: Census data

Geography

Stele at the entrance to the Ivolginsky district. Buryatia, Russia

The district is located in central Buryatia, mostly on the left bank of the Selenga River, in the geographical region of the Selenga Highlands.

History

The district was first established on August 25, 1939.[2] In 1954, it was split between Selenginsky, Tarbagataysky, and Ulan-Udensky Districts, as well as Sovetsky City District of Ulan-Ude.[2] In August 1985, Ivolginsky District was re-established.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ivolginsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] The district is divided into four selsoviets and two somons, which comprise twenty-eight rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ivolginsky Municipal District.[5] Its four selsoviets and two somons are incorporated as six rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The selo of Ivolginsk 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 e f g Official website of the Buryat Republic. Information about Ivolginsky District (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b 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.

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