Selenginsky District

Selenginsky District
Селенгинский район
Other transcription(s)
  BuryatСэлэнгын аймаг
Slopes of the Monostoy Range of the Selenga Highlands in Selenginsky District
Location of Selenginsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 51°17′N 106°31′E / 51.283°N 106.517°E / 51.283; 106.517
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia
EstablishedDecember 12, 1923
Administrative centerGusinoozyorsk
Area
  Total
8,269 km2 (3,193 sq mi)
Population
  Total
46,427
  Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
  Urban
52.9%
  Rural
47.1%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns, 6 Selsoviets, 7 Somons
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 36 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSelenginsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
OKTMO ID81648000
Websitehttp://admselenga.ru
Population of Selenginsky District
2010 Census46,427
2002 Census50,632
1989 Census27,098
1979 Census28,662

Selenginsky District (Russian: Селенги́нский райо́н; Buryat: Сэлэнгын аймаг, Selengyn 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 8,269 square kilometers (3,193 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Gusinoozyorsk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 46,427, with the population of Gusinoozyorsk accounting for 52.9% of that number.