Bratsky District
District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Bratsky District (Russian: Бра́тский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Bratsky Municipal District.[6] It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 33,660 square kilometers (13,000 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the city of Bratsk[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] Population: 56,878 (2010 census);[4] 65,240 (2002 Census);[8] 76,945 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Bratsky District
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Fraternal Seashore Resort, Bratsky District | |
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 Location of Bratsky District (#7) in west-central Irkutsk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 56°07′N 101°36′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[1] |
| Established | 28 June 1926 |
| Administrative center | Bratsk[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 33,660 km2 (13,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 56,878 |
| • Density | 1.690/km2 (4.377/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 39.6% |
| • Rural | 60.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[5] | 1 cities/towns, 58 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Bratsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 1 urban settlements, 24 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 25604000 |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bratsky District is one of the thirty-three in the oblast.[1] The city of Bratsk serves as its administrative center,[2] despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bratsky Municipal District.[6] The City of Bratsk is incorporated separately from the district as Bratsk Urban Okrug.[10]