Kizhinginsky District
District in Republic of Buryatia, Russia
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Kizhinginsky District (Russian: Кижинги́нский райо́н; Buryat: Хэжэнгын аймаг, Khejengyn 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 7,871 square kilometers (3,039 sq mi).[2] 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.[3]
Kizhinginsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buryat | Хэжэнгын аймаг |
Dzharun Khashor, the largest stupa in the Republic of Buryatia, is located in Kizhinginsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kizhinginsky District in the Buryat Republic | |
| Coordinates: 51°51′N 109°55′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia[1] |
| Established | December 12,[citation needed] 1940[2] |
| Administrative center | Kizhinga[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,871 km2 (3,039 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,509 |
| • Density | 2.097/km2 (5.432/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 2 Selsoviets, 7 Somons |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 21 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kizhinginsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 81627000 |
| Website | http://www.adm.kizhinga.ru |
| 2010 Census | 16,509[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 18,142[6] |
| 1989 Census | 21,769[7] |
| 1979 Census | 21,048[8] |
History
The district was established on December 12,[citation needed] 1940,[2] 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.[4] Its two selsoviets and seven somons are incorporated as nine rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Kizhinga serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.