Kizhinginsky District (russian: Кижингинский райо́н; bua, Хэжэнгын аймаг, ''Khejengyn aimag'') is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (

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), one of the twenty-one in the

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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 Kizhinginsky District
Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Kizhinga. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,509, with the population of Kizhinga accounting for 38.6% of that number.

History

The district was established on December 12, 1940, when its territory was split from Khorinsky District.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kizhinginsky District is one of the twenty-one in the

. The district is divided into two

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 seven '' somons'', which comprise twenty-one rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kizhinginsky Municipal District. Its two selsoviets and seven ''somons'' are incorporated as nine rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Kizhinga serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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