Baleysky District

Baleysky District
Балейский район
Location of Baleysky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 51°30′N 116°55′E / 51.500°N 116.917°E / 51.500; 116.917
CountryRussia
Federal subjectZabaykalsky Krai
EstablishedFebruary 11, 1935
Administrative centerBaley
Area
  Total
5,000 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Population
  Total
20,500
  Estimate 
(2018)
17,985 (−12.3%)
  Density4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
  Urban
61.1%
  Rural
38.9%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 31 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBaleysky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID76606000
Websitehttp://xn--80abnqi.xn--80aaaac8algcbgbck3fl0q.xn--p1ai/
Population of Baleysky District
2010 Census20,500
2002 Census9,720
1989 Census11,716
1979 Census12,430

Baleysky District (Russian: Балейский район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the krai, and borders Nerchinsky District in the north, Shelopuginsky District in the east, Borzinsky District in the south, and with Olovyanninsky District in the west. The area of the district is 5,000 square kilometers (1,900 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Baley. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,500, with the population of Baley accounting for 61.1% of that number.