Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District
Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District
Петровск-Забайкальский район | |
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Train at Petrovsky Zavod railway station in the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky | |
Location of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai | |
| Coordinates: 50°59′N 109°03′E / 50.983°N 109.050°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Established | January 4, 1926 |
| Administrative center | Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,700 km2 (3,400 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 37,900 |
• Estimate (2018) | 17,289 (−54.4%) |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 74.0% |
| • Rural | 26.0% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 3 urban-type settlements, 22 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 3 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 76636000 |
| Website | http://петровзаб.забайкальскийкрай.рф |
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| 2010 Census | 37,900 |
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| 2002 Census | 21,110 |
| 1989 Census | 24,657 |
| 1979 Census | 25,757 |
Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District (Russian: Петро́вск-Забайка́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. 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). Its administrative center is the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky. 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.