Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District (Russian: Петро́вск-Забайка́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.[1] It is located in the southwest of the krai, and borders Khiloksky District in the east, Krasnochikoysky District in the south, and Bichursky District, Kizhinginsky District, Mukhorshibirsky District, Zaigrayevsky District of the Republic of Buryatia in the west and north. The area of the district is 8,700 square kilometers (3,400 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 37,900, with the population of the administrative center accounting for 48.9% of that number.[3]

Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District Петровск-Забайкальский район
District
Train at Petrovsky Zavod railway station in the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky
Coat of arms
Location of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 50°59′N 109°03′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Established	January 4, 1926[1][2]
Administrative center	Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky[1]
Area [2]
• Total	8,700 km2 (3,400 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	37,900
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	17,289 (−54.4%)
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
• Urban	74.0%
• Rural	26.0%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 Cities/towns, 3 Urban-type settlements[5], 22 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	3 Urban settlements, 10 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [8])
OKTMO ID	76636000
Website	http://петровзаб.забайкальскийкрай.рф

History

The district was established on January 4, 1926.[1]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District is one of the thirty-one in the krai.[1] The town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky serves as its administrative center.[1]

As a municipal division, the territory of the district is split between two municipal formations—Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Municipal District,[6] to which three urban-type settlements and twenty-two of the administrative district's rural localities belong,[12] and Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Urban Okrug,[6] which covers the rest of the administrative district's territory, including the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky.[13]

References

Notes

Sources

• Министерство территориального развития Забайкальского края. 1 января 2014 г. «Реестр административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Забайкальского края», в ред. Распоряжения №209-р от 10 июня 2014 г.. (Ministry of the Territorial Development of Zabaykalsky Krai. January 1, 2014 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Directive #209-r of June 10, 2014. ).
• Законодательное Собрание Забайкальского края. Закон №316-ЗЗК от 18 декабря 2009 г. «О границах муниципальных районов и городских округов Забайкальского края», в ред. Закона №770-ЗЗК от 26 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Забайкальского края "О границах муниципальных районов и городских округов Забайкальского края"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Забайкальский рабочий", №239–242, 21 декабря 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai. Law #316-ZZK of December 18, 2009 On the Borders of the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Law #770-ZZK of December 26, 2012 On Amending the Law of Zabaykalsky Krai "On the Borders of the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs of Zabaykalsky Krai". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Забайкальского края. Закон №317-ЗЗК от 18 декабря 2009 г. «О границах сельских и городских поселений Забайкальского края», в ред. Закона №1070-ЗЗК от 31 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Забайкальского края "О границах сельских и городских поселений Забайкальского края"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Забайкальский рабочий", №239–242, 21 декабря 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai. Law #317-ZZK of December 18, 2009 On the Borders of the Rural and Urban Settlements of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Law #1070-ZZK of October 31, 2014 On Amending the Law of Zabaykalsky Krai "On the Borders of the Rural and Urban Settlements of Zabaykalsky Krai". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).

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