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Okinsky District

Okinsky District
Окинский район (Russian)
Ахын аймаг (Buryat)
Location Of Okinsky District (Buryatia).svg
Location of Okinsky District in the Republic of Buryatia
Coordinates: 52°31′N 99°49′E / 52.517°N 99.817°E / 52.517; 99.817Coordinates: 52°31′N 99°49′E / 52.517°N 99.817°E / 52.517; 99.817
Окрестности Орлика.jpg
Landscape near the selo of Orlik in Okinsky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Buryatia
Administrative structure (as of July 2013)
Administrative center selo of Orlik
Administrative divisions:
Selsoviets 1
Somons 3
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 15
Municipal structure (as of October 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Okinsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 4
Statistics
Area 26,012 km2 (10,043 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 5,353 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 0.21/km2 (0.54/sq mi)
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)
Established May 26, 1940
Official website
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Population of Okinsky District
2010 Census 5,353
2002 Census 4,591
1989 Census 4,479
1979 Census 3,687

Okinsky District (Russian: Оки́нский райо́н; Buryat: Ахын аймаг) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 26,012 square kilometers (10,043 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Orlik. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 5,353, with the population of Orlik accounting for 47.7% of that number.

The district was established on May 26, 1940.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Okinsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia. The district is divided into one selsoviet and three somons, which comprise fifteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Okinsky Municipal District. Its one selsoviet and three somons are incorporated as four rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Orlik serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.


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