Selenginsky District
title: "Selenginsky District" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["districts-of-buryatia", "states-and-territories-established-in-1923", "selenginsky-district"] topic_path: "general/districts-of-buryatia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenginsky_District" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Selenginsky District |
| ru_name | Селенгинский район |
| loc_name1 | Сэлэнгын аймаг |
| loc_lang1 | Buryat |
| image_map | |
| map_caption | Location of Selenginsky District in the Buryat Republic |
| image_view | Южные склоны хребта Моностой..JPG |
| image_caption | Slopes of the Monostoy Range of the Selenga Highlands in Selenginsky District |
| coordinates | |
| image_flag | Flag of Selenginsky District.jpg |
| image_coa | Coat of arms of Selenginsky District (2021).gif |
| federal_subject | Republic of Buryatia |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_ctr_name | Gusinoozyorsk |
| adm_ctr_ref | |
| town_of_district_significance_type | Towns |
| no_of_towns_of_district_significance | 1 |
| selsoviet_type1 | Selsoviets |
| no_of_selsoviets_type1 | 6 |
| selsoviet_type2 | Somons |
| no_of_selsoviets_type2 | 7 |
| no_of_cities_towns | 1 |
| no_of_rural_localities | 36 |
| counts_ref | |
| mun_formation1 | Selenginsky Municipal District |
| mun_formation1_ref | |
| mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements | 1 |
| mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements | 12 |
| mun_formation1_counts_ref | |
| area_km2 | 8269 |
| area_km2_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 46427 |
| urban_pop_2010census | 52.9% |
| rural_pop_2010census | 47.1% |
| established_date | December 12, 1923 |
| established_date_ref | |
| website | http://admselenga.ru |
| :: |
|en_name=Selenginsky District |ru_name=Селенгинский район |loc_name1=Сэлэнгын аймаг |loc_lang1=Buryat |image_map= |map_caption=Location of Selenginsky District in the Buryat Republic |image_view=Южные склоны хребта Моностой..JPG |image_caption=Slopes of the Monostoy Range of the Selenga Highlands in Selenginsky District |coordinates = |image_flag=Flag of Selenginsky District.jpg |image_coa=Coat of arms of Selenginsky District (2021).gif |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Republic of Buryatia |federal_subject_ref= |adm_ctr_name=Gusinoozyorsk |adm_ctr_ref= |town_of_district_significance_type=Towns |no_of_towns_of_district_significance=1 |selsoviet_type1=Selsoviets |no_of_selsoviets_type1=6 |selsoviet_type2=Somons |no_of_selsoviets_type2=7 |no_of_cities_towns=1 |no_of_rural_localities=36 |counts_ref= |mun_formation1=Selenginsky Municipal District |mun_formation1_ref= |mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements=1 |mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements=12 |mun_formation1_counts_ref= |mun_formation1_leader_title= |mun_formation1_leader_title_ref= |mun_formation1_leader_name= |mun_formation1_leader_name_ref= |mun_formation1_representative_body= |mun_formation1_representative_body_ref= |area_km2=8269 |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=46427 |urban_pop_2010census=52.9% |rural_pop_2010census=47.1% |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=December 12, 1923 |established_date_ref= |website=http://admselenga.ru |title=Population of Selenginsky District |label1=2010 Census |data1=46,427 |label2=2002 Census |data2=50,632 |label3=1989 Census |data3=27,098 |label4=1979 Census |data4=28,662 Selenginsky District (; , Selengyn aimag) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 8269 km2. Its administrative center is the town of Gusinoozyorsk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 46,427, with the population of Gusinoozyorsk accounting for 52.9% of that number.
History
The district was established on December 12, 1923.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Selenginsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia. It is divided into one town (an administrative division with the administrative center in the town (an inhabited locality) of Gusinoozyorsk), six selsoviets, and seven somons, which comprise thirty-six rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Selenginsky Municipal District. The Town of Gusinoozyorsk is incorporated an urban settlement, and the six selsoviets and seven somons are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Gusinoozyorsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
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- {{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
- {{ru-pop-ref. 1989Census
- {{ru-pop-ref. 1979Census
- Resolution #431
- Law #985-III
- Official website of Selenginsky District. [http://admselenga.ru/sample-page About the district] {{Webarchive. link. (March 14, 2013 {{in lang). ru
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
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