Kalgansky District

Kalgansky District
Калганский район (Russian)
Entrance to Kalgansky District
Location of Kalgansky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 50°58′N 118°54′E / 50.967°N 118.900°E / 50.967; 118.900
CountryRussia
Federal subjectZabaykalsky Krai
EstablishedDecember 8, 1942
Administrative centerKalga
Area
 • Total
2,900 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
8,771
 • Estimate 
(2018)
7,612 (−13.2%)
 • Density3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities12 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKalgansky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID76618000
Websitehttp://калга.забайкальскийкрай.рф
Population of Kalgansky District
2010 Census8,771
2002 Census10,303
1989 Census13,240
1979 Census13,278

Kalgansky District (Russian: Калганский район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai and borders Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District in the north, Priargunsky District in the south, and Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,900 square kilometers (1,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kalga. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 8,771, with the population of Kalga accounting for 39.1% of that number.