Aginskoye (; , Aga; , Ag) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Agin-Buryat Okrug and of Aginsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the valley of the Aga River (the Amur basin). Population: 7,200 (1967).
History It was founded in 1781Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai or, according to other sources, in 1811.Агинское, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aginskoye serves as the administrative center of Aginsky District and is subordinated to it. As a municipal division, the urban-type settlement of Aginskoye together with one rural locality in Aginsky District is incorporated as Aginskoye Urban Okrug.The Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities lists three urban-type settlements and twenty-one rural localities in Aginsky District. The urban-type settlement of Aginskoye and one rural locality are listed as a part of Aginskoye Urban Okrug in Law #316-ZZK.
Climate Aginskoye experiences a dry-winter borderline humid continental climate/subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dwb/Dwc) with very cold, very dry winters and warm, wet summers.
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