Zaigrayevsky District; bua, Загарайн аймаг, Zagarain aimag is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (

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), one of the twenty-one 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 center of the republic. The area of the district is .Official website of Zaigrayevsky District
About the district
Its

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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

Zaigrayevo Zaigrayevo (russian: Заигра́ево; bua, Загарай, ''Zagarai'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Zaigrayevsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its ...

. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 49,975, with the population of Zaigrayevo accounting for 11.2% of that number.

History

The district was established on February 11, 1935.Official website of Zaigrayevsky District
History of the district

Administrative and municipal status

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

. It is divided into two urban-type settlements (administrative divisions with the

s, correspondingly, in the

s (inhabited localities) of

and

Onokhoy Onokhoy (russian: Онохо́й; bua, Нохой, ''Nokhoi'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Zaigrayevsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,689. Administrative ...

), ten

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 one '' somon'', all of which comprise forty-three rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Zaigrayevsky Municipal District. Zaigrayevo Urban-Type Settlement is incorporated as an urban settlement within the municipal district. The other urban settlement (

Onokhoy Urban Settlement Onokhoy (russian: Онохо́й; bua, Нохой, ''Nokhoi'') is an types of inhabited localities in Russia, urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Zaigrayevsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. As of the Russian Census (2010), ...

) within the municipal district incorporates the urban-type settlement of Onokhoy with the '' selo'' of

Todogto Todogto (russian: Тодогто; bua, Тоодогто, ''Toodogto'') is a rural locality (a selo) in Zaigrayevsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 112 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography Todogto is located 32 ...

and two rural localities in Dabatuysky Somon (the ''selo'' of

Stary Onokhoy Stary Onokhoy (russian: Старый Онохой; bua, Хуушан Онохой, ''Khuushan Onokhoi'') is a rural locality (a selo) in Zaigrayevsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 862 as of 2010. There are 10 streets. ...

and the ''

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'' of

Onokhoy-Shibir Onokhoy-Shibir (russian: Онохой-Шибирь; bua, Онохой Шэбэр, ''Onokhoi Sheber'') is a rural locality (a selo) in Zaigrayevsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 105 as of 2010. There are 3 streets. G ...

).According to Law #985-III, Onokhoy Urban Settlement includes the urban-type settlement of Onokhoy and the ''selo'' of Todogto, as well as two rural localities (Stary Onokhoy and Onokhoy-Shibir) listed as a part of Dabatuysky Somon in Resolution #431 The remaining rural localities in Dabatuysky Somon and the ten selsoviets are incorporated as seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district. The urban-type settlement of Zaigrayevo serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=January 2013 Districts of Buryatia States and territories established in 1935