Zabaykalsky District

Zabaykalsky District (Забайка́льский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai, and borders with Borzinsky District in the north, Krasnokamensky District in the east, District in the south, and with District in the west. The area of the district is 5100 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Zabaykalsk. Population: 20,343 (2002 Census);  The population of Zabaykalsk accounts for 57.5% of the district's total population.

History
The district was established on January 2, 1967.