Pribaykalsky District

Pribaykalsky District
Прибайкальский район
Other transcription(s)
  BuryatБайгал шадар аймаг
Turtle Stone, a natural monument near the selo of Turka in Pribaykalsky District
Location of Pribaykalsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 52°12′N 107°37′E / 52.200°N 107.617°E / 52.200; 107.617
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia
EstablishedDecember 12, 1940
Administrative centerTuruntayevo
Area
  Total
15,472 km2 (5,974 sq mi)
Population
  Total
26,856
  Density1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions9 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities38 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asPribaykalsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
OKTMO ID81642000
Websitehttp://pribajkal.ru
Population of Pribaykalsky District
2010 Census26,856
2002 Census28,651
1989 Census31,181
1979 Census28,501

Pribaykalsky District (Russian: Прибайка́льский райо́н; Buryat: Байгал шадар аймаг, Baigal Shadar 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 15,472 square kilometers (5,974 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Turuntayevo. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 26,856, with the population of Turuntayevo accounting for 22.0% of that number.