Zhigalovsky District

District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zhigalovsky District (Russian: Жига́ловский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Zhigalovsky Municipal District.[7] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Zhigalovo.[2] Population: 9,340(2010 census);[4] 10,408 (2002 Census);[9] 11,043(1989 Soviet census).[10] The population of Zhigalovo accounts for 57.5% of the district's total population.[4]

CountryRussia
Established28 July 1926Edit this on Wikidata
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Zhigalovsky District
Жигаловский район (Russian)
Traditional building in Zhigalovo
Traditional building in Zhigalovo
Flag of Zhigalovsky District
Coat of arms of Zhigalovsky District
Location of Zhigalovsky District (#8) in central Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°49′N 105°09′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIrkutsk Oblast[1]
Established28 July 1926Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerZhigalovo[2]
Area
  Total
22,640 km2 (8,740 sq mi)
Population
  Total
9,340
  Density0.413/km2 (1.07/sq mi)
  Urban
57.5%
  Rural
42.5%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities[5]1 urban-type settlements[6], 36 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asZhigalovsky Municipal District[7]
  Municipal divisions[7]1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 Edit this on Wikidata[8])
OKTMO ID25606000
Websitehttp://zhigalovo.irkobl.ru
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Geography

The district is located in the Lena-Angara Plateau area. The Ilga and Tutura, tributaries of the Lena River, flow across it.[11] The area of the district is 22,640 square kilometers (8,740 sq mi).[3]

Some of the settlements of the district are Ust-Ilga (Усть-Илга), Konstantinovka (Константиновка), Lukinovo (Лукиново), Bachai (Бачай), Zakharova (Захарова), Timoshino (Тимошино), Butyrina (Бутырина), Kaidakan (Кайдакан), Chikan (Чикан), Tutura (Тутура), Kelora (Келора), Chichek (Чичек), Kachen (Качень), Rudovka (Рудовка), Znamenka (Знаменка), and Nizhnyaya Sloboda (Нижняя Слобода).[11]

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