sh in sky ▁District ▁() ▁is ▁an ▁administrative ▁and ▁municipal ▁district ▁( ra ion ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁thirty - one ▁in ▁Z ab ay kal sky ▁K rai , ▁Russia . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁k rai ▁and ▁borders ▁with ▁On ons ky , ▁U ly ot ov sky , ▁and ▁K yr in sky ▁District s ▁of ▁Z ab ay kal sky ▁K rai , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁with ▁Mong olia . ▁The ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁. ▁▁ ▁Administr ative ▁center ▁is ▁the ▁rural ▁local ity ▁( a ▁sel o ) ▁of ▁Ak sha . ▁Population : ▁▁ 1 2 , 0 8 0 ▁( 2 0 0 2 ▁Census ); ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁Ak sha ▁accounts ▁for ▁ 3 6 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁district ' s ▁total ▁population . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁On on ▁River ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁district . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁district ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁March   4 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁The ▁district ' s ▁landscape ▁is ▁suitable ▁for ▁agricult ure . ▁The ▁min eral ▁resources ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁include ▁gold , ▁u ran ium , ▁pre cious ▁stones , ▁and ▁tim ber . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : D istrict s ▁of ▁Z ab ay kal sky ▁K rai ▁Category : St ates ▁and ▁territ ories ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁Herbert ▁Light foot ▁E ason ▁▁ ▁( 1 5 ▁July