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Shilkinsky District

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Country
  
Russia

Administrative center
  
town of Shilka

Urban-type settlements
  
3

Area
  
6,440 km²

Federal subject
  
Zabaykalsky Krai

Cities/towns
  
1

Rural localities
  
37

Shilkinsky District

Shilkinsky District (Russian: Шилкинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the center of the krai, and borders with Tungokochensky District in the north, Nerchinsky District in the east, Mogoytuysky District in the south, and with Karymsky District in the west. The area of the district is 6,100 square kilometers (2,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Shilka. Population: 43,194 (2010 Census); 47,453 (2002 Census); 58,279 (1989 Census). The population of Shilka accounts for 32.3% of the district's total population.

Contents

Map of Shilkinskiy r-n, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

History

The district was established on January 4, 1926.

References

Shilkinsky District Wikipedia