Bauntovsky District
Bauntovsky District (Russian: Ба́унтовский райо́н; Buryat: Бабанта (Баунтын) аймаг, Babanta (Bauntyn) aimag) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia.
It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 66,816 square kilometers (25,798 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bagdarin. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 9,667, with the population of Bagdarin accounting for 49.0% of that number.
Bauntovsky District Баунтовский район | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buryat | Бабанта (Баунтын) аймаг |
 Lake Baunt in Bauntovsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Bauntovsky District in the Buryat Republic | |
| Coordinates: 54°40′N 114°30′E / 54.667°N 114.500°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia |
| Established | 1925 |
| Administrative center | Bagdarin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66,816 km2 (25,798 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,667 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 8,636 (−10.7%) |
| • Density | 0.14/km2 (0.37/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 9 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 24 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Bauntovsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 81606000 |
| Website | http://www.bauntrb.ru |
| 2010 Census | 9,667 |
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| 2002 Census | 10,907 |
| 1989 Census | 26,594 |
| 1979 Census | 12,033 |
Etymology
The district is named after Lake Baunt.
Geography
Most of the district's territory is located on the Vitim Plateau. To the west rises the Ikat Range and to the northeast, the Babanty Mountains, stretching from southwest to northeast from the Big Khapton and Little Khapton ridges to the Vitim River. The Southern Muya Range rises in the northwestern sector of the district, with lake Dorong. The Baunt Depression, along which the Tsipa River flows, stretches between the Tsipikan Mountains and the South Muya Range. Baunt, after which the district is named, as well as Busani are lakes located in the depression. To the southwest the Kapylyushi lake is on the northern side of the Tsipikan banks.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bauntovsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia. The district is divided into nine selsoviets, comprising twenty-four rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bauntovsky Municipal District. Its nine selsoviets are incorporated as nine rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Bagdarin serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
Demographics
As of the 2010 Census the ethnic breakdown of Bauntovsky District was the following:
Russians: 76.08%
Buryats: 14.07%
Evenks: 5.04%
Others: 4.81%
References
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- Правительство Республики Бурятия. Постановление №431 от 18 ноября 2009 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия», в ред. Постановления №573 от 13 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Постановление Правительства Республики Бурятия от 18.11.2009 №431 "О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия"». Вступил в силу 18 ноября 2009 г. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №216, Официальный вестник №120, 21 ноября 2009 г. (Government of the Republic of Buryatia. Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Resolution #573 of November 13, 2015 On Amending Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of November 18, 2009.).
- Народный Хурал Республики Бурятия. Закон №985-III от 31 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия», в ред. Закона №1411-V от 14 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Бурятия "Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №1, Официальный вестник №1, 12 января 2005 г. (People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia. Law #985-III of December 31, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Law #1411-V of October 14, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Buryatia "On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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