Zaigrayevsky District

Zaigrayevsky District (Russian: Заигра́евский райо́н; Buryat: Загарайн аймаг, Zagarain aimag) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] 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 6,605 square kilometers (2,550 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Zaigrayevo.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 49,975, with the population of Zaigrayevo accounting for 11.2% of that number.[4]

Zaigrayevsky District Заиграевский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Buryat	Загарайн аймаг
Window decorations of a Semeiskie (Old Believers) house in the selo of Novaya Bryan in Zaigrayevsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zaigrayevsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 52°50′N 108°16′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Buryatia[1]
Established	February 11, 1935[2]
Administrative center	Zaigrayevo[1]
Area [3]
• Total	6,605 km^2 (2,550 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	49,975
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	51,123 (+2.3%)
• Density	7.6/km^2 (20/sq mi)
• Urban	32.6%
• Rural	67.4%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	2 Urban-type settlements, 10 Selsoviets, 1 Somons
• Inhabited localities[1]	2 Urban-type settlements[6], 43 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Zaigrayevsky Municipal District[7]
• Municipal divisions[7]	2 Urban settlements, 17 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [8])
OKTMO ID	81618000
Website	http://zaigraevo.ru

Population of Zaigrayevsky District

2010 Census	49,975[4]
2002 Census	50,896[9]
1989 Census	56,533[10]
1979 Census	52,452[11]

History

The district was established on February 11, 1935.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zaigrayevsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] It is divided into two urban-type settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers, correspondingly, in the urban-type settlements (inhabited localities) of Zaigrayevo and Onokhoy), ten selsoviets, and one somon, all of which comprise forty-three rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Zaigrayevsky Municipal District.[7] Zaigrayevo Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated as an urban settlement within the municipal district.[7] The other urban settlement (Onokhoy Urban Settlement) within the municipal district incorporates the urban-type settlement of Onokhoy with the selo of Todogto and two rural localities in Dabatuysky Somon (the selo of Stary Onokhoy and the ulus of Onokhoy-Shibir).[12] The remaining rural localities in Dabatuysky Somon and the ten selsoviets are incorporated as seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The urban-type settlement of Zaigrayevo serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[7] district.

References

Notes

1. Resolution #431
2. Official website of Zaigrayevsky District. History of the district. (in Russian)
3. Official website of Zaigrayevsky District. About the district. (in Russian)
4. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
5. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
6. The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
7. Law #985-III
8. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
9. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
10. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
11. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России" [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
12. According to Law #985-III, Onokhoy Urban Settlement includes the urban-type settlement of Onokhoy and the selo of Todogto, as well as two rural localities (Stary Onokhoy and Onokhoy-Shibir) listed as a part of Dabatuysky Somon in Resolution #431

Sources

• Правительство Республики Бурятия. Постановление №431 от 18 ноября 2009 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия», в ред. Постановления №573 от 13 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Постановление Правительства Республики Бурятия от 18.11.2009 №431 "О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия"». Вступил в силу 18 ноября 2009 г. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №216, Официальный вестник №120, 21 ноября 2009 г. (Government of the Republic of Buryatia. Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Resolution #573 of November 13, 2015 On Amending Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of November 18, 2009.).
• Народный Хурал Республики Бурятия. Закон №985-III от 31 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия», в ред. Закона №1411-V от 14 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Бурятия "Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №1, Официальный вестник №1, 12 января 2005 г. (People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia. Law #985-III of December 31, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Law #1411-V of October 14, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Buryatia "On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).