Khorinsk Explained

En Name:Khorinsk
Ru Name:Хоринск
Coordinates:52.1617°N 109.7692°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Republic of Buryatia
Adm District Jur:Khorinsky District
Adm Selsoviet Type:Selsoviet
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Khorinsky
Adm Selsoviet Jur Ref:[1]
Adm Ctr Of1:Khorinsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Khorinsky Selsoviet
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Selo
Mun Data As Of:October 2015
Mun District Jur:Khorinsky Municipal District
Mun District Jur Ref:[2]
Rural Settlement Jur:Khorinskoye Rural Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Khorinsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Khorinskoye Rural Settlement
Pop 2010Census:8138
Date:August 2018

Khorinsk (Russian: Хо́ринск, Buriat: Хори, Khori) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Khorinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. In recent census', its population has been:

History

Khorinsk was formed by the merger of two villages: Duma and Bazar. Duma was the center of Khorin steppe Duma. In the village bazaar lived Yasak peasants and they held trade fairs. After the abolition of the Steppe Duma, the village became known as Nikolskoye. In 1917, Nikolskoye was renamed Dodo-Anninskoe. In 1926, the village was named Khorinsk.

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #431
  2. Law #985-III