Bauntovsky District

Bauntovsky District (Russian: Ба́унтовский райо́н; Buryat: Бабанта (Баунтын) аймаг, Babanta (Bauntyn) aimag) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 66,816 square kilometers (25,798 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bagdarin.^[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 9,667, with the population of Bagdarin accounting for 49.0% of that number.^[3]

Bauntovsky District Баунтовский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Buryat	Бабанта (Баунтын) аймаг
Lake Baunt in Bauntovsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bauntovsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 54°40′N 114°30′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Buryatia[1]
Established	1925
Administrative center	Bagdarin[1]
Area [2]
• Total	66,816 km2 (25,798 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	9,667
• Estimate  (January 2013)[4]	9,161
• Density	0.14/km2 (0.37/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	9 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	24 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Bauntovsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [6])
OKTMO ID	81606000
Website	http://www.bauntrb.ru

Population of Bauntovsky District

2010 Census	9,667[3]
2002 Census	10,907[7]
1989 Census	26,594[8]
1979 Census	12,033[9]

Etymology

The district is named after Lake Baunt.

Geography

Most of the district's territory is located on the Vitim Plateau. To the west rises the Ikat Range and to the northeast, the Babanty Mountains, stretching from southwest to northeast from the Big Khapton and Little Khapton ridges to the Vitim River. The Southern Muya Range rises in the northwestern sector of the district, with lake Dorong. The Baunt Depression, along which the Tsipa River flows, stretches between the Tsipikan Mountains and the South Muya Range. Baunt, after which the district is named, as well as Busani are lakes located in the depression. To the southwest the Kapylyushi lake is on the northern side of the Tsipikan banks.^[10]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bauntovsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.^[1] The district is divided into nine selsoviets, comprising twenty-four rural localities.^[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bauntovsky Municipal District.^[5] Its nine selsoviets are incorporated as nine rural settlements within the municipal district.^[5] The selo of Bagdarin serves as the administrative center of both the administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] district.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census the ethnic breakdown of Bauntovsky District was the following:
Russians: 76.08%
Buryats: 14.07%
Evenks: 5.04%
Others: 4.81%

References

Notes

1. Resolution #431
2. Official website of the Buryat Republic. Information about Bauntovsky District (in Russian)
3. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
4. Official website of Bauntovsky District. General Information (in Russian)
5. Law #985-III
6. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
7. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
8. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
9. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
10. Баунт - Water of Russia

Sources

• Правительство Республики Бурятия. Постановление №431 от 18 ноября 2009 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия», в ред. Постановления №573 от 13 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Постановление Правительства Республики Бурятия от 18.11.2009 №431 "О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия"». Вступил в силу 18 ноября 2009 г. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №216, Официальный вестник №120, 21 ноября 2009 г. (Government of the Republic of Buryatia. Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Resolution #573 of November 13, 2015 On Amending Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of November 18, 2009.).
• Народный Хурал Республики Бурятия. Закон №985-III от 31 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия», в ред. Закона №1411-V от 14 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Бурятия "Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №1, Официальный вестник №1, 12 января 2005 г. (People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia. Law #985-III of December 31, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Law #1411-V of October 14, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Buryatia "On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).