Irkutsky District (russian: Ирку́тский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the
thirty-three in
Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast (russian: Ирку́тская о́бласть, Irkutskaya oblast; bua, Эрхүү можо, Erkhüü mojo) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara, Lena, and Nizh ...
,
Russia
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.
[Charter of Irkutsk Oblast, Article 13] Municipally, it is incorporated as Irkutsky Municipal District.
[Law #94-oz] It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is .
[Official website of Irkutsky District](_blank)
Its
administrative center
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is the
city
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of
Irkutsk
Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...
[Law #49-OZ] (which is not administratively a part of the district).
As of the
2010 Census, the total population of the district was 84,322.
History
The district was established in 1937.
[Official website of Irkutsky District]
About the Municipal Formation
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Irkutsky District is one of the
thirty-three in the oblast.
The city of
Irkutsk
Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...
serves as its
administrative center
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,
despite being incorporated separately as an
administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Irkutsky Municipal District.
The City of Irkutsk is incorporated separately from the district as Irkutsk Urban Okrug.
[Law #88-oz]
References
Notes
Sources
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Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations of Irkutsk Oblast'
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Districts of Irkutsk Oblast
States and territories established in 1937