Severo-Baykalsky District (russian: Се́веро-Байка́льский райо́н; bua, Хойто-Байгалай аймаг, ''Khoito-Baigalai 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 ...

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. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is .Official website of the Republic of Buryatia
Information about Severo-Baykalsky District
Its

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

is the urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

) of

Nizhneangarsk Nizhneangarsk (russian: Нижнеанга́рск; bxr, Доодо Ангар, ''Doodo Angar''; mn, Доор Ангар, ''Door Angar'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Severo-Baykalsky District ...

. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 14,035, with the population of Nizhneangarsk accounting for 35.8% of that number.

History

The district was established on September 10, 1925.

Geography

The district is located in the north of Buryatia, encompassing the northern part of Lake Baikal from three sides. In the west and north, the area along the watershed of the

Baikal Mountains The Baikal Mountains or Baikal Range (russian: Байкальский хребет, ''Bajkaljskij hrebet''; bua, Байгалай дабаан, ''Baigalai dabaan'') are a mountain range that rises steeply over the northwestern shore of Lake Bai ...

and the

North Baikal Highlands The North Baikal Highlands ( rus, Северо-Байкальское нагорье; bua, Хойто-Байгалай хадалиг газар)

borders on Irkutsk Oblast; in the east, along the ranges connecting the

Northern Muya Range The Northern Muya Range (russian: Се́веро-Му́йский хребе́т, translit=Severo-Muyskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Buryatia, Russia, part of the Stanovoy Highlands.Google Earth The Baikal Amur Mainline (BAM) railway traverse ...

and

Southern Muya Range The Southern Muya Range (russian: Южно-Муйский хребе́т, translit=Yuzhno-Muyskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p= ...

it borders with the

Muisky District Muysky District (russian: Му́йский райо́н; bua, Муяын аймаг, ''Muyayn aimag'') is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It ...

and a small section of the

Bauntovsky District Bauntovsky District (russian: Ба́унтовский райо́н; bua, Бабанта (Баунтын) аймаг, ''Babanta (Bauntyn) aimag'') is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (raion), one of the twenty- ...

; in the southeast it includes the watershed of the

Barguzin Range Barguzin Range (russian: Баргузинский хребет) is a range in Buryatia, Russia along the northeastern shore of Baikal. Its length is 280 km, height up to 2,840 m. It is mostly covered by larch taiga. The range bounds the Barg ...

and borders with the

Kurumkansky District Kurumkansky District (russian: Курумка́нский райо́н; bua, Хурамхаанай аймаг, ''Khuramkhaanai aimag'') is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the ...

and in the far south, with a small area of the

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 ...

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The district border

Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast (russian: Ирку́тская о́бласть, Irkutskaya oblast; bua, Эрхүү можо, Erkhüü mojo) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara, Lena, and Nizh ...

: Olkhonsky and

Kachugsky District Kachugsky District (russian: Качугский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Irkutsk Oblast Municipally, it is incorporated as Kachugsky Municipal District.Law #71-oz Th ...

to the south and southwest,

Kazachinsko-Lensky District Kazachinsko-Lensky District (russian: Каза́чинско-Ле́нский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Irkutsk Oblast, Article 13 Municipally, it is incorpora ...

to the west,

Kirensky District Kirensky District (russian: Ки́ренский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Irkutsk Oblast, Article 13 Municipally, it is incorporated as Kirensky Municipal Di ...

to the northwest,

Mamsko-Chuysky District Mamsko-Chuysky District (russian: Ма́мско-Чу́йский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Irkutsk Oblast Municipally, it is incorporated as Mamsko-Chuysky Municipal ...

to the north, and

Bodaybinsky District Bodaybinsky District (russian: Бодайбинский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Irkutsk Oblast Municipally, it is incorporated as Bodaybinsky Municipal District.Law ...

to the northeast.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Severo-Baykalsky District is one of the

in the

. It is divided into four

urban-type settlements Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

(administrative divisions with the

s, correspondingly, in the

s (inhabited localities) of Kichera,

Novy Uoyan Novy Uoyan (russian: Но́вый Уоя́н; bua, Шэнэ Уоян, ''Shene Uoian'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Severo-Baykalsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located in the basin of the Upper Angara Ri ...

, and

Yanchukan Yanchukan (russian: Янчукан) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Severo-Baykalsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 392. History Urban-type settlement status was g ...

) and six

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, all of which comprise eight rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Severo-Baykalsky Municipal District. The four urban-type settlements are incorporated as four urban settlements, and the six selsoviets are incorporated as six rural settlements within the municipal district. The urban-type settlement of Nizhneangarsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

Nature

The

Barguzin Nature Reserve Barguzinsky Nature Reserve (russian: Баргузинский заповедник) is the oldest of ''zapovedniks'' (nature reserves). It is located in Buryatia (Russia) on the west slope of the Barguzin Range, including the northeast shores of ...

is located on the territory of the district. The district is also home to the Kholodninsky mine, one of the largest lead and zinc deposits in Russia.

References

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Sources

* * {{Use mdy dates, date=January 2013 Districts of Buryatia States and territories established in 1925