Aginskoye (English) Агинское (Russian) |
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Clockwise: Aginskoye Town Administration building, Agin-Buryat Okrug Administration building, Aginsky Datsan, Town entrance sign |
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Location of Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of January 2012) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
Administrative district | Aginsky District |
Administrative center of | Aginsky District |
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Urban okrug | Aginskoye Urban Okrug |
Administrative center of | Aginskoye Urban Okrug |
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Population (2010 Census) | 15,596 inhabitants |
Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
Founded | 1781 or 1811(see text) |
Urban-type settlement status since | 1959 |
Postal code(s) | 687000, 687599 |
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Aginskoye (Russian: Аги́нское; Buryat: Ага һуурин) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Agin-Buryat Okrug and of Aginsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the valley of the Aga River (the Amur basin). Population: 15,596 (2010 Census);11,717 (2002 Census);9,286 (1989 Census); 7,200 (1967).
It was founded in 1781 or, according to other sources, in 1811.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aginskoye serves as the administrative center of Aginsky District and is subordinated to it. As a municipal division, the urban-type settlement of Aginskoye together with one rural locality in Aginsky District is incorporated as Aginskoye Urban Okrug.