Dzhidinsky District (russian: Джиди́нский райо́н; bua, Зэдын аймаг, ''Zedyn aimag'') is an administrative
[Resolution #431] and municipal
[Law #985-III] district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-one
21 (twenty-one) is the natural number following 20 and preceding 22.
The current century is the 21st century AD, under the Gregorian calendar.
In mathematics
21 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 3 and 7, and a deficie ...
in the
Republic of Buryatia
Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is .
[Official website of the Republic of Buryatia]
Information about Dzhidinsky District
Its
administrative center
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is the
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') of
Petropavlovka.
As of the
2010 Census, the total population of the district was 29,352, with the population of Petropavlovka accounting for 25.4% of that number.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Dzhidinsky District is one of the
twenty-one
21 (twenty-one) is the natural number following 20 and preceding 22.
The current century is the 21st century AD, under the Gregorian calendar.
In mathematics
21 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 3 and 7, and a deficie ...
in the
Republic of Buryatia
Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...
.
The district is divided into fifteen
selsoviet
Selsoviet ( be, сельсавет, r=sieĺsaviet, tr. ''sieĺsaviet''; rus, сельсовет, p=ˈsʲelʲsɐˈvʲɛt, r=selsovet; uk, сільрада, silrada) is a shortened name for a rural council and for the area governed by such a cou ...
s and eight ''
somons'', which comprise thirty-eight
rural localities.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Dzhidinsky Municipal District.
Its fifteen selsoviets and eight ''somons'' are incorporated as twenty-two rural settlements within the municipal district.
The ''
selo'' of
Petropavlovka serves as the administrative center of both the administrative
and municipal
district.
References
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