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Barguzinsky District
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Barguzinsky District |
| ru_name | Баргузинский район |
| loc_name1 | Баргажанай аймаг |
| loc_lang1 | Buryat |
| image_map | |
| map_caption | Location of Barguzinsky District in the Buryat Republic |
| image_view | Baikal.Zmeinaya buhta.JPG |
| image_caption | Zmeinaya Bay in Barguzinsky District |
| coordinates | |
| image_flag | Flag of Barguzinsky rayon (Buryatia).png |
| image_coa | Герб Баргузинского района.gif |
| federal_subject | Republic of Buryatia |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_ctr_name | Barguzin |
| adm_ctr_ref | |
| urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type | Urban-type settlements |
| no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance | 1 |
| selsoviet_type1 | Selsoviets |
| no_of_selsoviets_type1 | 6 |
| selsoviet_type2 | Somons |
| no_of_selsoviets_type2 | 3 |
| no_of_urban-type_settlements | 1 |
| no_of_rural_localities | 33 |
| counts_ref | |
| mun_formation1 | Barguzinsky Municipal District |
| mun_formation1_ref | |
| mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements | 1 |
| mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements | 9 |
| mun_formation1_counts_ref | |
| area_km2 | 18553 |
| area_km2_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 23598 |
| urban_pop_2010census | 30.4% |
| rural_pop_2010census | 69.6% |
| established_date | December 23, 1923 |
| established_date_ref | |
| website | http://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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- {{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
- {{ru-pop-ref. 1989Census
- {{ru-pop-ref. 1979Census
- Resolution #431
- Law #985-III
- ru
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- [http://barguzin.su Official website of Barguzinsky District] {{in lang. ru
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