title: Shelopuginsky District
text: # Shelopuginsky District
  
  Shelopuginsky District (Russian: Шелопугинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the center of the krai, and borders with Sretensky District in the north, Gazimuro-Zavodsky District in the east, Aleksandrovo-Zavodsky District in the south, and with Akshinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,900 square kilometers (1,500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Shelopugino. Population: 8,369 (2010 Census); 9,773 (2002 Census); 13,124 (1989 Census). The population of Shelopugino accounts for 39.1% of the district's total population.
  
  ## History
  
  The district was established on August 24, 1961.
  
  