Kyakhtinsky District
Кяхтинский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Buryat | Хяагтын аймаг |
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Coordinates: 50°21′N 106°27′E / 50.350°N 106.450°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia [1] |
Established | December 12, 1923 [2] |
Administrative center | Kyakhta [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,684 km2 (1,809 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 39,785 |
• Estimate (2018)
[4] | 37,102 (−6.7%) |
• Density | 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi) |
• Urban | 58.9% |
• Rural | 41.1% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 1 Urban-type settlements, 8 Selsoviets, 5 Somons |
• Inhabited localities [1] | 1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements [5], 40 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Kyakhtinsky Municipal District [6] |
• Municipal divisions [6] | 2 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( MSK+5 [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 81633000 |
Website | http://admkht.ru |
2010 Census | 39,785 [3] |
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2002 Census | 40,673 [8] |
1989 Census | 45,224 [9] |
1979 Census | 42,755 [10] |
Kyakhtinsky District ( Russian: Кя́хтинский райо́н, Russian pronunciation: [ˈkʲæxtʲɪnskʲɪj rəˈjon]; Buryat: Хяагтын аймаг, romanized: Khiaagtyn aimag) is an administrative [1] and municipal [6] 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 4,684 square kilometers (1,809 sq mi). [2] Its administrative center is the town of Kyakhta. [1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 39,785, with the population of Kyakhta accounting for 50.3% of that number. [3]
The district is located in southern Buryatia, near the Mongolia–Russia border, in the geographical region of the Selenga Highlands.
The district was established on December 12, 1923. [2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kyakhtinsky 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 Kyakhta), one urban-type settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Naushki), eight selsoviets, and five somons, all of which comprise forty rural localities. [1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kyakhtinsky Municipal District. [6] The town (together with one rural locality—the settlement of Sudzha) and the urban-type settlement are incorporated as two urban settlements, and the eight selsoviets and five somons are incorporated as fifteen rural settlements within the municipal district. [6] The town of Kyakhta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative [1] and municipal [6] district.
Kyakhtinsky District
Кяхтинский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Buryat | Хяагтын аймаг |
| |
Coordinates: 50°21′N 106°27′E / 50.350°N 106.450°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia [1] |
Established | December 12, 1923 [2] |
Administrative center | Kyakhta [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,684 km2 (1,809 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 39,785 |
• Estimate (2018)
[4] | 37,102 (−6.7%) |
• Density | 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi) |
• Urban | 58.9% |
• Rural | 41.1% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 1 Urban-type settlements, 8 Selsoviets, 5 Somons |
• Inhabited localities [1] | 1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements [5], 40 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Kyakhtinsky Municipal District [6] |
• Municipal divisions [6] | 2 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( MSK+5 [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 81633000 |
Website | http://admkht.ru |
2010 Census | 39,785 [3] |
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2002 Census | 40,673 [8] |
1989 Census | 45,224 [9] |
1979 Census | 42,755 [10] |
Kyakhtinsky District ( Russian: Кя́хтинский райо́н, Russian pronunciation: [ˈkʲæxtʲɪnskʲɪj rəˈjon]; Buryat: Хяагтын аймаг, romanized: Khiaagtyn aimag) is an administrative [1] and municipal [6] 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 4,684 square kilometers (1,809 sq mi). [2] Its administrative center is the town of Kyakhta. [1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 39,785, with the population of Kyakhta accounting for 50.3% of that number. [3]
The district is located in southern Buryatia, near the Mongolia–Russia border, in the geographical region of the Selenga Highlands.
The district was established on December 12, 1923. [2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kyakhtinsky 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 Kyakhta), one urban-type settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Naushki), eight selsoviets, and five somons, all of which comprise forty rural localities. [1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kyakhtinsky Municipal District. [6] The town (together with one rural locality—the settlement of Sudzha) and the urban-type settlement are incorporated as two urban settlements, and the eight selsoviets and five somons are incorporated as fifteen rural settlements within the municipal district. [6] The town of Kyakhta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative [1] and municipal [6] district.