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]

Kyakhtinsky District Кяхтинский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Buryat	Хяагтын аймаг
Lake Kiran in Kyakhtinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kyakhtinsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′N 106°27′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Buryatia[1]
Established	December 12, 1923[2]
Administrative center	Kyakhta[1]
Area [2]
• Total	4,684 km2 (1,809 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• 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

Geography

The district is located in southern Buryatia, near the Mongolia–Russia border, in the geographical region of the Selenga Highlands.

History

The district was established on December 12, 1923.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

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.

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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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