Tarbagataysky District
District in Republic of Buryatia, Russia
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Tarbagataysky District (Russian: Тарбагата́йский райо́н; Russian Buryat: Тарбагатайн аймаг, Tarbagatain 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 3,304 square kilometers (1,276 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tarbagatay.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,476, with the population of Tarbagatay accounting for 26.2% of that number.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 22,400 | — |
| 1939 | 26,000 | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 17,500 | −32.7% |
| 1989 | 18,300 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 16,287 | −11.0% |
| 2010 | 16,476 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 25,600 | +55.4% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Tarbagataysky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buryat | Тарбагатайн аймаг |
Landscape in Tarbagataysky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tarbagataysky District in the Republic of Buryatia | |
| Coordinates: 51.424°N 107.552°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia[1] |
| Established | October 1, 1933 (first); 1985 (second)[2] |
| Administrative center | Tarbagatay[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,304 km2 (1,276 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,476 |
| • Density | 4.987/km2 (12.92/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 10 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 23 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Tarbagataysky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 81650000 |
| Website | http://tarbagatay.ru |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tarbagataysky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] The district is divided into ten selsoviets, which comprise twenty-three rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tarbagataysky Municipal District.[4] Its ten selsoviets are incorporated as ten rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Tarbagatay serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.