Usolsky District () is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in

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.Charter of Irkutsk Oblast, Article 13 Municipally, it is incorporated as Usolsky Municipal District.Law #84-oz It is located in the southern part of the

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and borders

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in the north, Angarsky, Shelekhovsky, and

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s in the east, the

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in the south, and Cheremkhovsky District in the west. The area of the district is . Its

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is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Belorechensky.Law #49-OZ As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 50,334, with the population of Belorechensky accounting for 15.9% of that number.

History

The district was established in 1925.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Usolsky District is one of the thirty-three in the oblast. Until November 2016, the town of

Usolye-Sibirskoye Usolye-Sibirskoye ( rus, Усолье-Сибирское, p=ʊˈsolʲjə sʲɪˈbʲirskəjə) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Angara River. Population: History It was founded in 1669 under the name ''Usoly ...

served as its

,Law #95-OZ despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. In November 2016, the administrative center was transferred to the work settlement of Belorechensky. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Usolsky Municipal District. Since November 2016,Law #87-OZ the work settlement of Belorechensky serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

Military

A major Long Range Aviation base, Belaya, is located in the district.

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* * * * * {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2013 Districts of Irkutsk Oblast States and territories established in 1925