Onokhoy
Urban-type settlement in Buryatia, Russia
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Onokhoy (Russian: Онохо́й; Buryat: Нохой, Nokhoi) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Zaigrayevsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,689.[2]
Onokhoy
Онохой | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buryat | Нохой |
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| Coordinates: 51°56′N 108°03′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Buryatia[1] |
| Administrative district | Zaigrayevsky District[1] |
| Urban-type settlementSelsoviet | Onokhoy Urban-Type Settlement[1] |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Elevation | 542 m (1,778 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,689 |
• Estimate (2025) | 9,143 (−14.5%) |
| • Capital of | Onokhoy Urban-Type Settlement |
| • Municipal district | Zaigrayevsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Onokhoy Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Onokhoy Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 |
| Postal codes[6] | 671300, 671302, 671303 |
| OKTMO ID | 81618165051 |
| 2010 Census | 10,689[2] |
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| 2002 Census | 10,673[7] |
| 1989 Census | 10,715[8] |
| 1979 Census | 10,430[9] |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Onokhoy is, together with two rural localities (the selo of Todogto and the settlement of Nizhniye Taltsy), incorporated within Zaigrayevsky District as Onokhoy Urban-Type Settlement[1] (an administrative division of the district).[10] As a municipal division, the territories of Onokhoy and Todogto, together with two rural localities in Dabatuysky Somon (the selo of Stary Onokhoy and the ulus of Onokhoy-Shibir), are incorporated within Zaigrayevsky Municipal District as Onokhoy Urban Settlement.[11] The settlement of Nizhniye Taltsy is municipally incorporated as Taletskoye Rural Settlement in Zaigrayevsky Municipal District.[3]
