Muysky District

Muysky District
Муйский район
Other transcription(s)
  BuryatМуяын аймаг
Mountains in Muysky District
Location of Muysky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 56°20′N 114°54′E / 56.333°N 114.900°E / 56.333; 114.900
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia
EstablishedOctober 23, 1989
Administrative centerTaksimo
Area
  Total
25,164.1 km2 (9,715.9 sq mi)
Population
  Total
13,142
  Density0.52/km2 (1.4/sq mi)
  Urban
88.5%
  Rural
11.5%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions2 Urban-type settlements, 2 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities2 urban-type settlements, 6 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asMuysky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 1 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
OKTMO ID81635000
Websitehttp://www.admmsk.ru
Population of Muysky District
2010 Census13,142
2002 Census16,641

Muysky District (Russian: Му́йский райо́н; Buryat: Муяын аймаг, Muyayn 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 25,164.1 square kilometers (9,715.9 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Taksimo. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 13,142, with the population of Taksimo accounting for 71.8% of that number.