Kyakhtinsky District

Kyakhtinsky District (Russian: Кя́хтинский райо́н, Russian pronunciation: [ˈkʲæxtʲɪnskʲɪj rəˈjon]; Buryat: Хяагтын аймаг, romanized: Khiaagtyn aimag) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 4,684 square kilometers (1,809 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kyakhta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 39,785, with the population of Kyakhta accounting for 50.3% of that number.

Kyakhtinsky District
Кяхтинский район
Other transcription(s)
  BuryatХяагтын аймаг
Lake Kiran in Kyakhtinsky District
Location of Kyakhtinsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′N 106°27′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia
EstablishedDecember 12, 1923
Administrative centerKyakhta
Area
  Total4,684 km2 (1,809 sq mi)
Population
  Total39,785
  Estimate 
(2018)
37,102 (−6.7%)
  Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
  Urban
58.9%
  Rural
41.1%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns, 1 Urban-type settlements, 8 Selsoviets, 5 Somons
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements, 40 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKyakhtinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
OKTMO ID81633000
Websitehttp://admkht.ru
Population of Kyakhtinsky District
2010 Census39,785
2002 Census40,673
1989 Census45,224
1979 Census42,755
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