Akshinsky District

Akshinsky District
Акшинский район (Russian)
Akshinsky Nature Reserve
Location of Akshinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 50°18′N 113°08′E / 50.300°N 113.133°E / 50.300; 113.133
CountryRussia
Federal subjectZabaykalsky Krai
EstablishedMarch 4, 1926
Administrative centerAksha
Area
 • Total
7,400 km2 (2,900 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
10,682
 • Estimate 
(2018)
9,064 (−15.1%)
 • Density1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities15 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asAkshinsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID76603000
Websitehttp://xn--80aa3a8c.xn--80aaaac8algcbgbck3fl0q.xn--p1ai/

Akshinsky District (Russian: Акшинский район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the south of the krai and borders with Ononsky, Ulyotovsky, and Kyrinsky Districts of Zabaykalsky Krai, as well as with Mongolia. The area of the district is 7,400 square kilometers (2,900 sq mi). Administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Aksha. Population: 10,682 (2010 census); 12,080 (2002 Census); 14,695 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Aksha accounts for 36.9% of the district's total population.