Kizhinginsky District
Kizhinginsky District (Russian: Кижинги́нский райо́н; Buryat: Хэжэнгын аймаг, Khejengyn aimag) is an administrative and municipal 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 7,871 square kilometers (3,039 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kizhinga. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,509, with the population of Kizhinga accounting for 38.6% of that number.
Kizhinginsky District Кижингинский район | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buryat | Хэжэнгын аймаг |
 Dzharun Khashor, the largest stupa in the Republic of Buryatia, is located in Kizhinginsky District | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kizhinginsky District in the Buryat Republic | |
| Coordinates: 51°51′N 109°55′E / 51.850°N 109.917°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia |
| Established | December 12,[citation needed] 1940 |
| Administrative center | Kizhinga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,871 km2 (3,039 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 16,509 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 14,826 (−10.2%) |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 2 Selsoviets, 7 Somons |
| • Inhabited localities | 21 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kizhinginsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5  ) |
| OKTMO ID | 81627000 |
| Website | http://www.adm.kizhinga.ru |
| 2010 Census | 16,509 |
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| 2002 Census | 18,142 |
| 1989 Census | 21,769 |
| 1979 Census | 21,048 |
History
The district was established on December 12,[citation needed] 1940, when its territory was split from Khorinsky District.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kizhinginsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia. The district is divided into two selsoviets and seven somons, which comprise twenty-one rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kizhinginsky Municipal District. Its two selsoviets and seven somons are incorporated as nine rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Kizhinga serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
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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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