Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District
| Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District Петровск-Забайкальский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai |
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| Coordinates: 50°59′N 109°03′E / 50.983°N 109.050°ECoordinates: 50°59′N 109°03′E / 50.983°N 109.050°E | |
 Train at Petrovsky Zavod railway station in the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Administrative structure (as of January 2014) | |
| Administrative center | town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Urban-type settlements | 3 |
| Rural localities | 22 |
| Municipal structure (as of October 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 3 |
| Rural settlements | 10 |
| Also municipally incorporated as | Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Urban Okrug |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,700 km2 (3,400 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 37,900 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 74.0% |
| • Rural | 26.0% |
| Density | 4.36/km2 (11.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Established | January 4, 1926 |
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| 2010 Census | 37,900 |
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| 2002 Census | 21,110 |
| 1989 Census | 24,657 |
| 1979 Census | 25,757 |
Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District (Russian: Петро́вск-Забайка́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai, and borders Khiloksky District in the east, Krasnochikoysky District in the south, and the Republic of Buryatia in the west and north. The area of the district is 8,700 square kilometers (3,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 37,900, with the population of the administrative center accounting for 48.9% of that number.
The district was established on January 4, 1926.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District is one of the thirty-one in the krai. The town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky serves as its administrative center.
As a municipal division, the territory of the district is split between two municipal formations—Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Municipal District, to which three urban-type settlements and twenty-two of the administrative district's rural localities belong, and Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Urban Okrug, which covers the rest of the administrative district's territory, including the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky.
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