Bichursky District
District in Republic of Buryatia, Russia
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Bichursky District (Russian: Бичу́рский райо́н; Buryat: Бэшүүрэй аймаг, Beshüürei aimag) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] 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 6,201 square kilometers (2,394 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bichura.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,352, with the population of Bichura accounting for 36.1% of that number.[3]
Bichursky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buryat | Бэшүүрэй аймаг |
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 Location of Bichursky District in the Republic of Buryatia | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′N 107°36′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia[1] |
| Established | February 11, 1935[2] |
| Administrative center | Bichura[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,201 km2 (2,394 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 25,352 |
| • Density | 4.088/km2 (10.59/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 13 Selsoviets, 5 Somons |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 36 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Bichursky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 81609000 |
| Website | http://bichura.org |
| 2010 Census | 25,352[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 27,015[6] |
| 1989 Census | 30,889[7] |
| 1979 Census | 29,953[8] |
History
The district was established on February 11, 1935.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bichursky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] The district is divided into thirteen selsoviets and five somons, which comprise thirty-six rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bichursky Municipal District.[4] Its thirteen selsoviets and five somons are incorporated as seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Bichura serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.