Kalarsky District

Kalarsky District Каларский район
District
Upper Middle River Sakukan, Kalarsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kalarsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 56°30′N 118°30′E / 56.500°N 118.500°E / 56.500; 118.500
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Established	September 2, 1938[1]
Administrative center	Chara[1]
Area [2]
• Total	56,800 km2 (21,900 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	9,051
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	8,018 (−11.4%)
• Density	0.16/km2 (0.41/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1Urban-type settlements[5], 8 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporatedas	Kalarsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [8])
OKTMOID	76615000
Website	http://xn--80aa2af0a.xn--80aaaac8algcbgbck3fl0q.xn--p1ai/

Kalarsky District (Russian: Каларский район) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[6] district (raion), one of the thirty-oneinZabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the north of the krai, and borders with Tungokochensky District in the south. The area of the district is 56,800 square kilometers (21,900 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (aselo) of Chara.^[1] Population: 9,051 (2010 Russian census);^[3] 9,785 (2002 Census);^[9] 20,942 (1989 Soviet census).^[10] The population of Chara accounts for 21.0% of the district's total population.^[3]

History[edit]

The district was established on September 2, 1938.^[1]

Geography[edit]

It is the northernmost district of Transbaikalia. The relief is mostly mountainous and includes the Kodar Range, with the highest point of Transbaikalia, Peak BAM, as well as the Udokan Range, Kalar Range and part of the Patom Highlands, among others. There are also vast intermontane basins, and the unique Chara Sands area. On the territory of the region flow many rivers: In the west the Vitim, in the center and the north the Chara river with its tributaries, and in the southern and western parts of the region some Vitim tributaries, such as the Kalar, Konda and Syulban. Among the lakes, the deep Nichatka, the Bolshoye Leprindo and the Leprindokan deserve mention.^[11]

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• Министерство территориального развития Забайкальского края. 1 января 2014 г. «Реестр административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Забайкальского края», в ред. Распоряжения №209-р от 10 июня 2014 г.. (Ministry of the Territorial Development of Zabaykalsky Krai. January 1, 2014 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Directive #209-r of June 10, 2014. ).
• Законодательное Собрание Забайкальского края. Закон №316-ЗЗК от 18 декабря 2009 г. «О границах муниципальных районов и городских округов Забайкальского края», в ред. Закона №770-ЗЗК от 26 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Забайкальского края "О границах муниципальных районов и городских округов Забайкальского края"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Забайкальский рабочий", №239–242, 21 декабря 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai. Law #316-ZZK of December 18, 2009 On the Borders of the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Law #770-ZZK of December 26, 2012 On Amending the Law of Zabaykalsky Krai "On the Borders of the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs of Zabaykalsky Krai". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Забайкальского края. Закон №317-ЗЗК от 18 декабря 2009 г. «О границах сельских и городских поселений Забайкальского края», в ред. Закона №1070-ЗЗК от 31 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Забайкальского края "О границах сельских и городских поселений Забайкальского края"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Забайкальский рабочий", №239–242, 21 декабря 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai. Law #317-ZZK of December 18, 2009 On the Borders of the Rural and Urban Settlements of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Law #1070-ZZK of October 31, 2014 On Amending the Law of Zabaykalsky Krai "On the Borders of the Rural and Urban Settlements of Zabaykalsky Krai". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).