Bauntovsky District (Russian: Ба́унтовский райо́н; Buryat: Бабанта (Баунтын) аймаг, Babanta (Bauntyn) aimag) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] 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).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bagdarin.[1] 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.[3]

Bauntovsky District Баунтовский район
District
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
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Buryatia[1]
Established	1925
Administrative center	Bagdarin[1]
Area [2]
• Total	66,816 km2 (25,798 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	9,667
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	8,636 (−10.7%)
• Density	0.14/km2 (0.37/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	9 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	24 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Bauntovsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	0 Urban settlements, 9 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [6])
OKTMO ID	81606000
Website	http://www.bauntrb.ru

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.[10]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bauntovsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] The district is divided into nine selsoviets, comprising twenty-four rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bauntovsky Municipal District.[5] Its nine selsoviets are incorporated as nine rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The selo of Bagdarin serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[5] 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

Notes

Sources

• 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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