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Barguzinsky District


FieldValue
en_nameBarguzinsky District
ru_nameБаргузинский район
loc_name1Баргажанай аймаг
loc_lang1Buryat
image_map
map_captionLocation of Barguzinsky District in the Buryat Republic
image_viewBaikal.Zmeinaya buhta.JPG
image_captionZmeinaya Bay in Barguzinsky District
coordinates
image_flagFlag of Barguzinsky rayon (Buryatia).png
image_coaГерб Баргузинского района.gif
federal_subjectRepublic of Buryatia
federal_subject_ref
adm_ctr_nameBarguzin
adm_ctr_ref
urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_typeUrban-type settlements
no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance1
selsoviet_type1Selsoviets
no_of_selsoviets_type16
selsoviet_type2Somons
no_of_selsoviets_type23
no_of_urban-type_settlements1
no_of_rural_localities33
counts_ref
mun_formation1Barguzinsky Municipal District
mun_formation1_ref
mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements1
mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements9
mun_formation1_counts_ref
area_km218553
area_km2_ref
pop_2010census23598
urban_pop_2010census30.4%
rural_pop_2010census69.6%
established_dateDecember 23, 1923
established_date_ref
websitehttp://barguzin.su

|urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type=Urban-type settlements |no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance=1 |no_of_urban-type_settlements=1 Barguzinsky District (; , Bargajanai aimag) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 18553 km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Barguzin. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 23,598, with the population of Barguzin accounting for 24.2% of that number.

Geography

The district is situated at the mouth of the Barguzin River within the Barguzin Valley. The absolute height of the bottom of the basin ranges from 500 to, whereas the elevation of the surrounding mountain ranges up to 2000 - above sea level.

In floodplain areas and terraces, the Barguzin River and its tributaries are characterized by the alternation of a mosaic of meadow steppe, steppe, and wetland spaces. Forest vegetation prevails in the foothill areas and on the slopes of the rivers, up to 1100 - altitude. The forests are rich in berries, mushrooms, and nuts.

History

The district was established on December 23, 1923.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Barguzinsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia. It is divided into one urban-type settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (an inhabited locality) of Ust-Barguzin), six selsoviets, and three somons, which comprise thirty-three rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Barguzinsky Municipal District. The urban-type settlement is incorporated as an urban settlement, and the six selsoviets and three somons are incorporated as nine rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Barguzin serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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References

  1. {{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
  2. {{ru-pop-ref. 1989Census
  3. {{ru-pop-ref. 1979Census
  4. Resolution #431
  5. Law #985-III
  6. ru
  7. {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
  8. [http://barguzin.su Official website of Barguzinsky District] {{in lang. ru
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