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Pribaykalsky District


FieldValue
en_namePribaykalsky District
ru_nameПрибайкальский район
loc_name1Байгал шадар аймаг
loc_lang1Buryat
image_map
map_captionLocation of Pribaykalsky District in the Buryat Republic
image_viewЧерепаха-камень.jpg
image_captionTurtle Stone, a natural monument near the selo of Turka in Pribaykalsky District
coordinates
image_flagFlag of Pribaikalskiy rayon (Respublika Buratiya in Russia).png
image_coaCoat of Arms of Pribaikalskiy rayon (Respublika Buratija in Russia).png
federal_subjectRepublic of Buryatia
federal_subject_ref
adm_ctr_nameTuruntayevo
adm_ctr_ref
selsoviet_type1Selsoviets
no_of_selsoviets_type19
no_of_rural_localities38
counts_ref
mun_formation1Pribaykalsky Municipal District
mun_formation1_ref
mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements0
mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements10
mun_formation1_counts_ref
area_km215472
area_km2_ref
pop_2010census26856
urban_pop_2010census0%
rural_pop_2010census100%
established_dateDecember 12, 1940
established_date_ref
websitehttp://pribajkal.ru

Pribaykalsky District (; , Baigal Shadar aimag) is an administrative and municipal 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 15472 km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Turuntayevo. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 26,856, with the population of Turuntayevo accounting for 22.0% of that number.

Geography

The district is mountainous and limited by the Morskoy, Khamar-Daban, Ulan-Burgas and Golondin ranges. It is bound on the northeast by the shores of Lake Baikal and by the left bank of the Selenga River in the southwestern part. The Turka and Itantsa are other important rivers of the area.

History

The district was established on December 12, 1940 from parts of the territories of Kabansky and Barguzinsky Districts.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pribaykalsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia. The district is divided into nine selsoviets, which comprise thirty-eight rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Pribaykalsky Municipal District. Its nine selsoviets are incorporated as ten rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Turuntayevo 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. Official website of Pribaykalsky District. [http://pribajkal.ru/villages/people.php Population] {{in lang. ru
  7. {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
  8. [http://pribajkal.ru Official website of Pribaykalsky District] {{in lang. ru
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