Zhigalovsky District

Zhigalovsky District
Жигаловский район
Traditional building in Zhigalovo
Location of Zhigalovsky District (#8) in central Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°49′N 105°09′E / 54.817°N 105.150°E / 54.817; 105.150
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIrkutsk Oblast
Established28 July 1926
Administrative centerZhigalovo
Area
  Total
22,640 km2 (8,740 sq mi)
Population
  Total
9,340
  Density0.41/km2 (1.1/sq mi)
  Urban
57.5%
  Rural
42.5%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 36 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asZhigalovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
OKTMO ID25606000
Websitehttp://zhigalovo.irkobl.ru

Zhigalovsky District (Russian: Жига́ловский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Zhigalovsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Zhigalovo. Population: 9,340(2010 Census); 10,408 (2002 Census); 11,043(1989 Soviet census). The population of Zhigalovo accounts for 57.5% of the district's total population.