Khorinsky District
District in Republic of Buryatia, Russia
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Khorinsky District (Russian: Хо́ринский райо́н; Buryat: Хориин аймаг, Khoriin 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 center of the republic. The area of the district is 13,431 square kilometers (5,186 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Khorinsk.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 18,467, with the population of Khorinsk accounting for 44.1% of that number.[3]
Khorinsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buryat | Хориин аймаг |
Barn for the night for exiles, Khorinsky District | |
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 Location of Khorinsky District in the Buryat Republic | |
| Coordinates: 52°10′N 109°46′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia[1] |
| Established | November 1923[2] |
| Administrative center | Khorinsk[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,431 km2 (5,186 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,467 |
| • Density | 1.3750/km2 (3.5611/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 7 Selsoviets, 3 Somons |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 27 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Khorinsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 81657000 |
| Website | http://admhrn.sdep.ru |
| 2010 Census | 18,467[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 19,367[6] |
| 1989 Census | 22,870[7] |
| 1979 Census | 21,452[8] |
History
The district was established in November 1923.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Khorinsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] The district is divided into seven selsoviets and three somons, which comprise twenty-seven rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Khorinsky Municipal District.[4] Its seven selsoviets and three somons are incorporated as nine rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Khorinsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.