Iki-Burulsky District (russian: И́ки-Буру́льский райо́н; xal-RU, Ик Буурла район, ''İk Buurla rayon'', ) is an administrativeDecree #137 and municipalLaw #308-IV-Z district (

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), one of the

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in the

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is the

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(a settlement) of Iki-Burul. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,424, with the population of Iki-Burul accounting for 35.5% of that number.

Geography

The district is located in the southwest of Kalmykia, in the area of the

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hills. The area of the district is .

History

The district was established in 1965.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Iki-Burulsky District is one of the

in the

. The district is divided into thirteen rural administrations which comprise twenty-eight rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Iki-Burulsky Municipal District. Its thirteen rural administrations are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The settlement of Iki-Burul serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=September 2012 Districts of Kalmykia States and territories established in 1965 __NOTOC__