Bratsky District (Russian: Бра́тский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Bratsky Municipal District.[7] It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 33,660 square kilometers (13,000 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the city of Bratsk[2] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] Population: 56,878 (2010 Russian census);[4] 65,240 (2002 Census);[9] 76,945 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
Bratsky District
Братский район | |
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Coordinates: 56°07′N 101°36′E / 56.117°N 101.600°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[1] |
Established | 28 June 1926 |
Administrative center | Bratsk[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 33,660 km2 (13,000 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 56,878 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 51,420 (−9.6%) |
• Density | 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) |
• Urban | 39.6% |
• Rural | 60.4% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[6] | 1 cities/towns, 58 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Bratsky Municipal District[7] |
• Municipal divisions[7] | 1 urban settlements, 24 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [8]) |
OKTMO ID | 25604000 |
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bratsky District is one of the thirty-three in the oblast.[1] The city of Bratsk serves as its administrative center,[2] despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bratsky Municipal District.[7] The City of Bratsk is incorporated separately from the district as Bratsk Urban Okrug.[11]