Selenginsky District
Селенгинский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Buryat | Сэлэнгын аймаг |
Coordinates: 51°17′N 106°31′E / 51.283°N 106.517°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia[1] |
Established | December 12, 1923[2] |
Administrative center | Gusinoozyorsk[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 8,269 km2 (3,193 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 46,427 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 42,029 (−9.5%) |
• Density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
• Urban | 52.9% |
• Rural | 47.1% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 6 Selsoviets, 7 Somons |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 36 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Selenginsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 81648000 |
Website | http://admselenga.ru |
2010 Census | 46,427[3] |
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2002 Census | 50,632[7] |
1989 Census | 27,098[8] |
1979 Census | 28,662[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]
The district was established on December 12, 1923.[2]
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.