Okinsky District (russian: Оки́нский райо́н; bua, Ахын аймаг, ''Akhyn 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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Information about Okinsky District
Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Orlik. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 5,353, with the population of Orlik accounting for 47.7% of that number.

History

The district was established on May 26, 1940.

Administrative and municipal status

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

. The district is divided into one

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and three '' somons'', which comprise fifteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Okinsky Municipal District. Its one selsoviet and three ''somons'' are incorporated as four rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Orlik serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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