Bichursky District
| Bichursky District Бичурский район (Russian) Бэшүүрэй аймаг (Buryat) |
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.svg) Location of Bichursky District in the Republic of Buryatia |
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| Coordinates: 50°35′N 107°36′E / 50.583°N 107.600°ECoordinates: 50°35′N 107°36′E / 50.583°N 107.600°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia |
| Administrative structure (as of July 2013) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Bichura |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Selsoviets | 13 |
| Somons | 5 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 36 |
| Municipal structure (as of October 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Bichursky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 17 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,201 km2 (2,394 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 25,352 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 4.09/km2 (10.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IRKT (UTC+08:00) |
| Established | February 11, 1935 |
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| 2010 Census | 25,352 |
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| 2002 Census | 27,015 |
| 1989 Census | 30,889 |
| 1979 Census | 29,953 |
Bichursky District (Russian: Бичу́рский район; Buryat: Бэшүүрэй аймаг) is an administrative and municipal 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 6,201 square kilometers (2,394 sq mi). 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.
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