Pribaykalsky District (russian: Прибайка́льский райо́н; bua, Байгал шадар аймаг, ''Baigal Shadar aimag'') is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
), 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 center of the republic. The area of the district is .Official website of Pribaykalsky District Population Its
administrative center
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is the
rural locality
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(a '' selo'') of Turuntayevo. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 26,856, with the population of Turuntayevo accounting for 22.0% of that number.
Geography
The district is mountainous and limited by the Morskoy,
Khamar-Daban
Hamar-Daban (russian: Хама́р-Даба́н; bua, Һамар дабаан, from - "nut", and , "pass" or "ridge"), is a mountain range in Southern Siberia, Russia.
Geography
The range is located in Buryatia, with a small section in Irkutsk ...
,
Ulan-Burgas
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Lake Baikal
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and by the left bank of the
Selenga River
The Selenga or Selenge ( ; bua, Сэлэнгэ гол / Сэлэнгэ мүрэн, translit=Selenge gol / Selenge müren; russian: Селенга́, ) is a major river in Mongolia and Buryatia, Russia. Originating from its headwater tributarie ...
in the southwestern part. The Turka and Itantsa are other important rivers of the area.
History
The district was established on December 12, 1940 from parts of the territories of Kabansky and
Barguzinsky District
Barguzinsky District (russian: Баргузи́нский райо́н; bua, Баргажанай аймаг, ''Bargajanai aimag'') is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Repu ...
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 nine
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, which comprise thirty-eight rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Pribaykalsky Municipal District. Its nine selsoviets are incorporated as ten rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Turuntayevo serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.