Barguzinsky District

Barguzinsky District
Баргузинский район
Other transcription(s)
  BuryatБаргажанай аймаг
Zmeinaya Bay in Barguzinsky District
Location of Barguzinsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 53°37′N 109°37′E / 53.617°N 109.617°E / 53.617; 109.617
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia
EstablishedDecember 23, 1923
Administrative centerBarguzin
Area
  Total
18,553 km2 (7,163 sq mi)
Population
  Total
23,598
  Density1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi)
  Urban
30.4%
  Rural
69.6%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban-type settlements, 6 Selsoviets, 3 Somons
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 33 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBarguzinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
OKTMO ID81603000
Websitehttp://barguzin.su
Population of Barguzinsky District
2010 Census23,598
2002 Census26,256
1989 Census27,585
1979 Census27,164

Barguzinsky District (Russian: Баргузи́нский райо́н; Buryat: Баргажанай аймаг, Bargajanai aimag) is an administrative and municipal 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 18,553 square kilometers (7,163 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Barguzin. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 23,598, with the population of Barguzin accounting for 24.2% of that number.