Selenginsky District
District in Republic of Buryatia, Russia
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Selenginsky District (Russian: Селенги́нский райо́н; Buryat: Сэлэнгын аймаг, Selengyn 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 8,269 square kilometers (3,193 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Gusinoozyorsk.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 46,427, with the population of Gusinoozyorsk accounting for 52.9% of that number.[3]
Selenginsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buryat | Сэлэнгын аймаг |
Slopes of the Monostoy Range of the Selenga Highlands in Selenginsky District | |
 Flag .gif) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Selenginsky District in the Buryat Republic | |
| Coordinates: 51°17′N 106°31′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia[1] |
| Established | December 12, 1923[2] |
| Administrative center | Gusinoozyorsk[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,269 km2 (3,193 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 46,427 |
| • Density | 5.615/km2 (14.54/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 52.9% |
| • Rural | 47.1% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 6 Selsoviets, 7 Somons |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 36 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Selenginsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 81648000 |
| Website | http://admselenga.ru |
| 2010 Census | 46,427[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 50,632[6] |
| 1989 Census | 27,098[7] |
| 1979 Census | 28,662[8] |
History
The district was established on December 12, 1923.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Selenginsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] It is divided into one town (an administrative division with the administrative center in the town (an inhabited locality) of Gusinoozyorsk), six selsoviets, and seven somons, which comprise thirty-six rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Selenginsky Municipal District.[4] The Town of Gusinoozyorsk is incorporated an urban settlement, and the six selsoviets and seven somons are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The town of Gusinoozyorsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.