Zhigalovsky District

Zhigalovsky District (Russian: Жига́ловский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.^[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Zhigalovsky Municipal District.^[7] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Zhigalovo.^[2] Population: 9,340 (2010 Census);^[4] 10,408 (2002 Census);^[9] 11,043 (1989 Soviet census).^[10] The population of Zhigalovo accounts for 57.5% of the district's total population.^[4]

Zhigalovsky District Жигаловский район
District
Traditional building in Zhigalovo
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zhigalovsky District (#8) in central Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°49′N 105°09′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Irkutsk Oblast[1]
Established	28 July 1926
Administrative center	Zhigalovo[2]
Area [3]
• Total	22,640 km2 (8,740 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	9,340
• Density	0.41/km2 (1.1/sq mi)
• Urban	57.5%
• Rural	42.5%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[5]	1 urban-type settlements[6], 36 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Zhigalovsky Municipal District[7]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [8])
OKTMO ID	25606000
Website	http://zhigalovo.irkobl.ru

Geography

The district is located in the Lena-Angara Plateau area. The Ilga and Tutura, tributaries of the Lena River, flow across it.^[11] The area of the district is 22,640 square kilometers (8,740 sq mi).^[3]

Some of the settlements of the district are Ust-Ilga (Усть-Илга), Konstantinovka (Константиновка), Lukinovo (Лукиново), Bachai (Бачай), Zakharova (Захарова), Timoshino (Тимошино), Butyrina (Бутырина), Kaidakan (Кайдакан), Chikan (Чикан), Tutura (Тутура), Kelora (Келора), Chichek (Чичек), Kachen (Качень), Rudovka (Рудовка), Znamenka (Знаменка), and Nizhnyaya Sloboda (Нижняя Слобода).^[11]