Okinsky District

Okinsky District (Russian: Оки́нский райо́н; Buryat: Ахын аймаг, Akhyn aimag) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 26,012 square kilometers (10,043 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Orlik.^[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 5,353, with the population of Orlik accounting for 47.7% of that number.^[3]

Okinsky District Окинский район (Russian)
District
Other transcription(s)
• Buryat	Ахын аймаг
Landscape near the selo of Orlik in Okinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Okinsky District in the Republic of Buryatia
Coordinates: 52°31′N 99°49′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Buryatia[1]
Established	May 26, 1940[2]
Administrative center	Orlik[1]
Area [2]
• Total	26,012 km2 (10,043 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	5,353
• Density	0.2058/km2 (0.5330/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Selsoviets, 3 Somons
• Inhabited localities[1]	15 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Okinsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	0 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [5])
OKTMO ID	81639000
Website	http://okarb.ru/

Population of Okinsky District

2010 Census	5,353[3]
2002 Census	4,591[6]
1989 Census	4,479[7]
1979 Census	3,687[8]

History

The district was established on May 26, 1940.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Okinsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.^[1] The district is divided into one selsoviet and three somons, which comprise fifteen rural localities.^[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Okinsky Municipal District.^[4] Its one selsoviet and three somons are incorporated as four rural settlements within the municipal district.^[4] The selo of Orlik serves as the administrative center of both the administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district.