Akshinsky District

Akshinsky District
Акшинский район (Russian)

Location of Akshinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 50°18′N 113°08′E / 50.300°N 113.133°ECoordinates: 50°18′N 113°08′E / 50.300°N 113.133°E
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Administrative structure (as of January 2012)
Administrative center selo of Aksha[1]
Inhabited localities:[1]
Rural localities 15
Municipal structure (as of November 2011)
Municipally incorporated as Akshinsky Municipal District[2]
Municipal divisions:[3]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 12
Statistics
Area 7,500 km2 (2,900 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 10,682 inhabitants[4]
- Urban 0%
- Rural 100%
Density 1.42/km2 (3.7/sq mi)[5]
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[6]
Established March 4, 1926[1]
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Akshinsky District (Russian: Акшинский район) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the south of the krai and borders with Ononsky, Ulyotovsky, and Kyrinsky Districts of Zabaykalsky Krai, as well as with Mongolia. The area of the district is 7,500 square kilometers (2,900 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Aksha.[1] Population: 10,682(2010 Census);[4] 12,080 (2002 Census);[7] 14,695(1989 Census).[8] The population of Aksha accounts for 36.9% of the district's total population.[4]

Geography

The Onon River flows through the district.

History

The district was established on March 4, 1926.[1]

Economy

The district's landscape is suitable for agriculture. The mineral resources of the district include gold, uranium, precious stones, and timber.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities
  2. 2.0 2.1 Law #316-ZZK
  3. Law #317-ZZK
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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