Ivolginsky District (; , ''Ebilgyn aimag'') is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (

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), one of the twenty-one in the

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. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is .Official website of the Buryat Republic
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Its

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is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Ivolginsk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 37,983, with the population of Ivolginsk accounting for 19.4% of that number.

Geography

The district is located in central Buryatia, mostly on the left bank of the

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, in the geographical region of the

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History

The district was first established on August 25, 1939. In 1954, it was split between Selenginsky, Tarbagataysky, and Ulan-Udensky Districts, as well as Sovetsky City District of

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. In August 1985, Ivolginsky District was re-established.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ivolginsky District is one of the twenty-one in the

. The district is divided into four

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s and two '' somons'', which comprise twenty-eight rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ivolginsky Municipal District. Its four selsoviets and two ''somons'' are incorporated as six rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Ivolginsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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