Okinsky District

Okinsky District
Окинский район
Other transcription(s)
  BuryatАхын аймаг
Landscape near the selo of Orlik in Okinsky District
Location of Okinsky District in the Republic of Buryatia
Coordinates: 52°31′N 99°49′E / 52.517°N 99.817°E / 52.517; 99.817
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia
EstablishedMay 26, 1940
Administrative centerOrlik
Area
  Total
26,012 km2 (10,043 sq mi)
Population
  Total
5,353
  Density0.21/km2 (0.53/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Selsoviets, 3 Somons
  Inhabited localities15 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asOkinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
OKTMO ID81639000
Websitehttp://okarb.ru/
Population of Okinsky District
2010 Census5,353
2002 Census4,591
1989 Census4,479
1979 Census3,687

Okinsky District (Russian: Оки́нский райо́н; Buryat: Ахын аймаг, Akhyn aimag) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 26,012 square kilometers (10,043 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Orlik. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 5,353, with the population of Orlik accounting for 47.7% of that number.