Irkutsky District (Russian: Ирку́тский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Irkutsky Municipal District.[9] It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 11,300 square kilometers (4,400 sq mi).[4] Its administrative center is the city of Irkutsk[3] (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 84,322.[5]
Irkutsky District
Иркутский район | |
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Coordinates: 52°17′N 104°18′E / 52.283°N 104.300°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[1] |
Established | 1937[2] |
Administrative center | Irkutsk[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 11,300 km2 (4,400 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 84,322 |
• Estimate (2018)[6] | 126,504 (+50%) |
• Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
• Urban | 17.1% |
• Rural | 82.9% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[7] | 3 Urban-type settlements[8], 82 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Irkutsky Municipal District[9] |
• Municipal divisions[9] | 3 urban settlements, 18 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [10]) |
OKTMO ID | 25612000 |
Website | http://www.irkraion.ru |
2010 Census | 84,322[5] |
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2002 Census | 59,850[11] |
1989 Census | 56,885[12] |
1979 Census | 53,554[13] |
The district was established in 1937.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Irkutsky District is one of the thirty-three in the oblast.[1] The city of Irkutsk serves as its administrative center,[3] 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 Irkutsky Municipal District.[9] The City of Irkutsk is incorporated separately from the district as Irkutsk Urban Okrug.[14]