Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District

Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District (Russian: Петро́вск-Забайка́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.^[1] It is located in the southwest of the krai, and borders Khiloksky District in the east, Krasnochikoysky District in the south, and Bichursky District, Kizhinginsky District, Mukhorshibirsky District, Zaigrayevsky District of the Republic of Buryatia in the west and north. The area of the district is 8,700 square kilometers (3,400 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky.^[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 37,900, with the population of the administrative center accounting for 48.9% of that number.^[3]

Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District Петровск-Забайкальский район
District
Train at Petrovsky Zavod railway station in the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky
Coat of arms
Location of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 50°59′N 109°03′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Established	January 4, 1926[1][2]
Administrative center	Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky[1]
Area [2]
• Total	8,700 km2 (3,400 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	37,900
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	17,289 (−54.4%)
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
• Urban	74.0%
• Rural	26.0%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 cities/towns, 3 Urban-type settlements[5], 22 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	3 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [8])
OKTMO ID	76636000
Website	http://петровзаб.забайкальскийкрай.рф

Population of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District

2010 Census	37,900[3]
2002 Census	21,110[9]
1989 Census	24,657[10]
1979 Census	25,757[11]

History

The district was established on January 4, 1926.^[1]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District is one of the thirty-one in the krai.^[1] The town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky serves as its administrative center.^[1]

As a municipal division, the territory of the district is split between two municipal formations—Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Municipal District,^[6] to which three urban-type settlements and twenty-two of the administrative district's rural localities belong,^[12] and Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Urban Okrug,^[6] which covers the rest of the administrative district's territory, including the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky.^[13]

References

Notes

1. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities
2. "Encyclopedia of Zabaykalsky Krai. Entry on Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District" (in Russian). Transbaikal State University. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
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. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
5. The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
6. Law #316-ZZK
7. Law #317-ZZK
8. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
9. 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).
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. The Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities lists one town, three urban-type settlements, and twenty-two rural localities in Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District. Three urban-type settlements and twenty-two rural localities are listed as a part of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Municipal District in Law #317-ZZK.
13. The Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities lists one town, three urban-type settlements, and twenty-two rural localities in Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District. The town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky is listed as a part of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Urban Okrug in Law #316-ZZK.

Sources

• Министерство территориального развития Забайкальского края. 1 января 2014 г. «Реестр административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Забайкальского края», в ред. Распоряжения №209-р от 10 июня 2014 г.. (Ministry of the Territorial Development of Zabaykalsky Krai. January 1, 2014 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Directive #209-r of June 10, 2014. ).
• Законодательное Собрание Забайкальского края. Закон №316-ЗЗК от 18 декабря 2009 г. «О границах муниципальных районов и городских округов Забайкальского края», в ред. Закона №770-ЗЗК от 26 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Забайкальского края "О границах муниципальных районов и городских округов Забайкальского края"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Забайкальский рабочий", №239–242, 21 декабря 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai. Law #316-ZZK of December 18, 2009 On the Borders of the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Law #770-ZZK of December 26, 2012 On Amending the Law of Zabaykalsky Krai "On the Borders of the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs of Zabaykalsky Krai". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Забайкальского края. Закон №317-ЗЗК от 18 декабря 2009 г. «О границах сельских и городских поселений Забайкальского края», в ред. Закона №1070-ЗЗК от 31 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Забайкальского края "О границах сельских и городских поселений Забайкальского края"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Забайкальский рабочий", №239–242, 21 декабря 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai. Law #317-ZZK of December 18, 2009 On the Borders of the Rural and Urban Settlements of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Law #1070-ZZK of October 31, 2014 On Amending the Law of Zabaykalsky Krai "On the Borders of the Rural and Urban Settlements of Zabaykalsky Krai". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).