Selenginsky District
Selenginsky District
Селенгинский район (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buryat | Сэлэнгын аймаг |
Slopes of the Monostoy Range of the Selenga Highlands in Selenginsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Selenginsky District in the Buryat Republic | |
| Coordinates: 51°17′N 106°31′E / 51.283°N 106.517°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia |
| Established | December 12, 1923 |
| Administrative center | Gusinoozyorsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,269 km2 (3,193 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 46,427 |
| • Density | 5.615/km2 (14.54/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 52.9% |
| • Rural | 47.1% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 6 Selsoviets, 7 Somons |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 36 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Selenginsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 81648000 |
| Website | http://admselenga.ru |
| 2010 Census | 46,427 |
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| 2002 Census | 50,632 |
| 1989 Census | 27,098 |
| 1979 Census | 28,662 |
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.