Zabaykalsky District

Zabaykalsky District
Забайкальский район
Train station in Zabaykalsky
Location of Zabaykalsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 49°54′32″N 117°16′30″E / 49.909°N 117.275°E / 49.909; 117.275
CountryRussia
Federal subjectZabaykalsky Krai
EstablishedJanuary 2, 1967
Administrative centerZabaykalsk
Area
  Total
5,100 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Population
  Total
20,485
  Estimate 
(2018)
21,192 (+3.5%)
  Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
  Urban
57.5%
  Rural
42.5%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 10 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asZabaykalsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID76612000
Websitehttp://zabaikalskadm.ru/

Zabaykalsky District (Russian: Забайка́льский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai, and borders with Borzinsky District in the north, Krasnokamensky District in the east, District in the south, and with District in the west. The area of the district is 5,100 square kilometers (2,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Zabaykalsk. Population: 20,485(2010 Census); 20,343 (2002 Census); 22,121(1989 Soviet census). The population of Zabaykalsk accounts for 57.5% of the district's total population.