Kizhinginsky District

Kizhinginsky District
Кижингинский район (Russian)
Хэжэнгын аймаг (Buryat)

Location of Kizhinginsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 51°51′N 109°55′E / 51.850°N 109.917°ECoordinates: 51°51′N 109°55′E / 51.850°N 109.917°E

Dzharun Khashor, the largest stupa in the Republic of Buryatia, is located in Kizhinginsky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Buryatia[1]
Administrative structure (as of July 2013)
Administrative center selo of Kizhinga[1]
Administrative divisions:[1]
Selsoviets 2
Somons 7
Inhabited localities:[1]
Rural localities 21
Municipal structure (as of October 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Kizhinginsky Municipal District[2]
Municipal divisions:[2]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 9
Statistics
Area 7,871 km2 (3,039 sq mi)[3]
Population (2010 Census) 16,509 inhabitants[4]
- Urban 0%
- Rural 100%
Density 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)[5]
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)[6]
Established December 12, 1940[3]
Official website
Population of Kizhinginsky District
2010 Census 16,509[4]
2002 Census 18,142[7]
1989 Census 21,769[8]
1979 Census 21,048[9]

Kizhinginsky District (Russian: Кижингинский райо́н; Buryat: Хэжэнгын аймаг) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 7,871 square kilometers (3,039 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kizhinga.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,509, with the population of Kizhinga accounting for 38.6% of that number.[4]

History

The district was established on December 12, 1940,[3] when its territory was split from Khorinsky District.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kizhinginsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] The district is divided into two selsoviets and seven somons, which comprise twenty-one rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kizhinginsky Municipal District.[2] Its two selsoviets and seven somons are incorporated as nine rural settlements within the municipal district.[2] The selo of Kizhinga serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[2] district.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Resolution #431
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Law #985-III
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Official website of the Republic of Buryatia. Information about Kizhinginsky District (Russian)
  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.
  9. ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России. (All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.

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