En Name: | Bichursky District |
Ru Name: | Бичурский район |
Loc Name1: | Бэшүүрэй аймаг |
Loc Lang1: | Buryat |
Coordinates: | 50.5833°N 143°W |
Image Coa: | Герб Бичурского района.gif |
Federal Subject: | Republic of Buryatia |
Adm Data As Of: | July 2013 |
Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
Adm Ctr Name: | Bichura |
Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 13 |
Selsoviet Type2: | Somons |
No Of Selsoviets Type2: | 5 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 36 |
Mun Data As Of: | October 2014 |
Mun Formation1: | Bichursky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 17 |
Area Km2: | 6201 |
Pop 2010Census: | 25352 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
Established Date: | February 11, 1935 |
Website: | http://bichura.org |
Date: | February 2015 |
Population of Bichursky District | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 25,352 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 27,015 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 30,889 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 29,953 |
Bichursky District (Russian: Бичу́рский райо́н; Buriat: Бэшүүрэй аймаг, Beshüürei aimag) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 6201km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bichura. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,352, with the population of Bichura accounting for 36.1% of that number.
The district was established on February 11, 1935.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bichursky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia. The district is divided into thirteen selsoviets and five somons, which comprise thirty-six rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bichursky Municipal District. Its thirteen selsoviets and five somons are incorporated as seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Bichura serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.