Selenginsky District (russian: Селенги́нский райо́н; bua, Сэлэнгын аймаг, ''Selengyn aimag'') is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (

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), one of the twenty-one in the

Republic of Buryatia Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...

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. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is .Official website of Selenginsky District
About the district
Its

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is the

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Gusinoozyorsk Gusinoozersk (russian: Гусиноозёрск; bua, Галуута Нуур, ''Galuuta Nuur''; mn, Галуутнуур, ''Galuutnuur'') is a town and the administrative center of Selenginsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. Popul ...

. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 46,427, with the population of Gusinoozyorsk accounting for 52.9% of that number.

History

The district was established on December 12, 1923.

Administrative and municipal status

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

. It is divided into one

(an administrative division with the

in the town (an inhabited locality) of

), six

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s, and seven ''

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s'', which comprise thirty-six

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. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Selenginsky Municipal District. The Town of Gusinoozyorsk is incorporated an urban settlement, and the six selsoviets and seven ''somons'' are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Gusinoozyorsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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