Mukhorshibirsky District

Mukhorshibirsky District
Мухоршибирский район
Other transcription(s)
  BuryatМухар Шэбэрэй аймаг
Welcome sign at the border of Mukhorshibirsky District
Location of Mukhorshibirsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 51°03′N 107°49′E / 51.050°N 107.817°E / 51.050; 107.817
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia
EstablishedSeptember 26, 1927
Administrative centerMukhorshibir
Area
  Total
4,539 km2 (1,753 sq mi)
Population
  Total
24,969
  Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions13 Selsoviets, 3 Somons
  Inhabited localities29 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asMukhorshibirsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
OKTMO ID81636000
Websitehttp://мухоршибирский-район.рф
Population of Mukhorshibirsky District
2010 Census24,969
2002 Census28,634
1989 Census28,910
1979 Census26,433

Mukhorshibirsky District (Russian: Мухоршиби́рский райо́н; Buryat: Мухар Шэбэрэй аймаг, Mukhar Sheberei aimag) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 4,539 square kilometers (1,753 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Mukhorshibir. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 24,969, with the population of Mukhorshibir accounting for 20.9% of that number.