Zabaykalsky District

Zabaykalsky District (Russian: Забайка́льский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[6] district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai, and borders with Borzinsky District in the north, Krasnokamensky District in the east, District in the south, and with District in the west. The area of the district is 5,100 square kilometers (2,000 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Zabaykalsk.^[1] Population: 20,485 (2010 Census);^[3] 20,343 (2002 Census);^[9] 22,121 (1989 Soviet census).^[10] The population of Zabaykalsk accounts for 57.5% of the district's total population.^[3]

Zabaykalsky District Забайкальский район
District
Train station in Zabaykalsky
Coat of arms
Location of Zabaykalsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 49.909°N 117.275°E / 49.909; 117.275
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Established	January 2, 1967[1]
Administrative center	Zabaykalsk[1]
Area [2]
• Total	5,100 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	20,485
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	21,192 (+3.5%)
• Density	4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
• Urban	57.5%
• Rural	42.5%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 urban-type settlements[5], 10 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Zabaykalsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [8])
OKTMO ID	76612000
Website	http://zabaikalskadm.ru/

History

The district was established on January 2, 1967.^[1]