Kizhinginsky District
Кижингинский район
District
Other transcription(s)
 • BuryatХэжэнгын аймаг
Dzharun Khashor, the largest stupa in the Republic of Buryatia, is located in Kizhinginsky District
Dzharun Khashor, the largest stupa in the Republic of Buryatia, is located in Kizhinginsky District
Coat of arms of Kizhinginsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Kizhinginsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 51°51′N 109°55′E / 51.850°N 109.917°E / 51.850; 109.917
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia[1]
EstablishedDecember 12,[citation needed] 1940[2]
Administrative centerKizhinga[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total7,871 km2 (3,039 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total16,509
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions2 Selsoviets, 7 Somons
 • Inhabited localities[1]21 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKizhinginsky Municipal District[4]
 • Municipal divisions[4]0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID81627000
Websitehttp://www.adm.kizhinga.ru
Population of Kizhinginsky District
2010 Census16,509[3]
2002 Census18,142[6]
1989 Census21,769[7]
1979 Census21,048[8]

Kizhinginsky District (Russian: Кижинги́нский райо́н; Buryat: Хэжэнгын аймаг, Khejengyn aimag) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] 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 7,871 square kilometers (3,039 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kizhinga.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,509, with the population of Kizhinga accounting for 38.6% of that number.[3]

History

The district was established on December 12,[citation needed] 1940,[2] when its territory was split from Khorinsky District.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kizhinginsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] The district is divided into two selsoviets and seven somons, which comprise twenty-one rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kizhinginsky Municipal District.[4] Its two selsoviets and seven somons are incorporated as nine rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Kizhinga serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] 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 Kizhinginsky 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. ^ a b c d e f Law #985-III
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ 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).
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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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