Zakamensky District

Zakamensky District
Закаменский район
Other transcription(s)
  BuryatЗахааминай аймаг
Landscape in Zakamensky District
Location of Zakamensky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 55°45′N 103°26′E / 55.750°N 103.433°E / 55.750; 103.433
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia
Established1927
Administrative centerZakamensk
Area
  Total
15,320 km2 (5,920 sq mi)
Population
  Total
28,453
  Density1.9/km2 (4.8/sq mi)
  Urban
40.5%
  Rural
59.5%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns, 5 Selsoviets, 18 Somons
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 26 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asZakamensky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 22 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
OKTMO ID81621000
Websitehttp://mcu-zakamna.ru
Population of Zakamensky District
2010 Census28,453
2002 Census29,692
1989 Census34,533
1979 Census32,372

Zakamensky District (Russian: Зака́менский райо́н; Buryat: Захааминай аймаг, Zakhaaminai aimag) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 15,320 square kilometers (5,920 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Zakamensk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 28,453, with the population of Zakamensk accounting for 40.5% of that number.