Baleysky District

Baleysky District (Russian: Балейский район) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the krai, and borders Nerchinsky District in the north, Shelopuginsky District in the east, Borzinsky District in the south, and with Olovyanninsky District in the west. The area of the district is 5,000 square kilometers (1,900 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the town of Baley.^[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,500, with the population of Baley accounting for 61.1% of that number.^[3]

Baleysky District Балейский район
District
Coat of arms
Location of Baleysky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 51°30′N 116°55′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Established	February 11, 1935[1]
Administrative center	Baley[1]
Area [2]
• Total	5,000 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	20,500
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	17,985 (−12.3%)
• Density	4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
• Urban	61.1%
• Rural	38.9%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 cities/towns, 31 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Baleysky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[6]	1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [7])
OKTMO ID	76606000
Website	http://xn--80abnqi.xn--80aaaac8algcbgbck3fl0q.xn--p1ai/

Population of Baleysky District

2010 Census	20,500[3]
2002 Census	9,720[8]
1989 Census	11,716[9]
1979 Census	12,430[10]

History

The district was established on February 11, 1935.^[1]