Selenginsky district ( Selenginsky district ) is an administrative-territorial unit within the Transbaikal region of the Russian Empire . The administrative center is the city of Selenginsk .
| Selenginsky County | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russian empire |
| Province | Transbaikal region |
| County town | Selenginsk |
| Population | 102 158 [1] (1 897) people |
| Square | 46,460 versts Β² |
| Educated | 1872 |
| Abolished | |
Content
History
It was founded in 1872 as the Selenginsky district .
In 1901, the Selenginsky district was renamed the Selenginsky district .
In 1920, the territory of the county on the right bank of the Selenga River became part of the Pribaikalsky region proclaimed on April 6, 1920, of the Far Eastern Republic (FER).
In 1921, the Selenginsky district was liquidated, its territory became part of the newly formed Buryat-Mongol Autonomous Region of the Far East.
Population
According to the 1897 census, 102 158 people lived in the okrug, including [2] :
- Buryats - 59.6%,
- Russians - 37.3%
- Evenki - 1.6%.
Administrative Division
In 1913, the county was divided into 8 volosts [3] :
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Notes
- β First General Census of the Population of the Russian Empire in 1897 . Archived March 3, 2012.
- β Demoscope Weekly - Application. Statistics Handbook
- β Volostnaya, stanichnaya, rural, communal governments and administrations, as well as police camps throughout Russia with the designation of their location . - Kyiv: Publishing House of the L.A. Fish, 1913.
Links
- Selenginsk Novy // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.