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Bikinsky District

Bikinsky District
Бикинский район (Russian)
Bikinsky District (Khabarovsk Krai) locator map (blank).svg
Location of Bikinsky District in Khabarovsk Krai
Coordinates: 46°49′N 134°16′E / 46.817°N 134.267°E / 46.817; 134.267Coordinates: 46°49′N 134°16′E / 46.817°N 134.267°E / 46.817; 134.267
Bikin River, Khabarovsk Krai.jpg
Bikin River
Coat of arms of Bikinsky raion (Khabarovsk krai).png
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Khabarovsk Krai
Administrative structure (as of September 2012)
Administrative center town of Bikin
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 11
Municipal structure (as of October 2010)
Municipally incorporated as Bikinsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 8
Statistics
Area 2,483 km2 (959 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 7,264 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 2.93/km2 (7.6/sq mi)
Time zone VLAT (UTC+10:00)
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Bikinsky District (Russian: Бики́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seventeen in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai. The area of the district is 2,483 square kilometers (959 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Bikin (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 7,264 (2010 Census);8,630 (2002 Census);10,338 (1989 Census).

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bikinsky District is one of the seventeen in the krai. The town of Bikin serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of krai significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bikinsky Municipal District, with the town of krai significance of Bikin being incorporated within it as Bikin Urban Settlement.


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