Shelopuginsky District

Shelopuginsky District
Шелопугинский район (Russian)
Location of Shelopuginsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 51°40′01″N 117°45′29″E / 51.667°N 117.758°E / 51.667; 117.758
CountryRussia
Federal subjectZabaykalsky Krai
EstablishedAugust 24, 1961
Administrative centerShelopugino
Area
 • Total
3,900 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
8,369
 • Estimate 
(2018)
6,873 (−17.9%)
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.6/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities25 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asShelopuginsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID76652000
Websitehttp://xn--e1amje5b.xn--80aaaac8algcbgbck3fl0q.xn--p1ai/

Shelopuginsky District (Russian: Шелопугинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the center of the krai, and borders with Sretensky District in the north, Gazimuro-Zavodsky District in the east, Aleksandrovo-Zavodsky District in the south, and with Akshinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,900 square kilometers (1,500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Shelopugino. Population: 8,369 (2010 census); 9,773 (2002 Census); 13,124 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Shelopugino accounts for 39.1% of the district's total population.