Barguzinsky District (Russian: Баргузи́нский райо́н; Buryat: Баргажанай аймаг, Bargajanai aimag) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia.

The absolute height of the bottom of the basin ranges from 500 to 700 meters (1,600 to 2,300 ft), whereas the elevation of the surrounding mountain ranges up to 2,000–2,700 meters (6,600–8,900 ft) above sea level.

Forest vegetation prevails in the foothill areas and on the slopes of the rivers, up to 1,100–1,300 meters (3,600–4,300 ft) altitude.

[2][3] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Barguzinsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.

[1] It is divided into one urban-type settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (an inhabited locality) of Ust-Barguzin), six selsoviets, and three somons, which comprise thirty-three rural localities.