| En Name: | Kirensky District |
| Ru Name: | Киренский район |
| Image View: | 264 Приближаясь к Ленским Щекам.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 57.7833°N 114°W |
| Image Coa: | Kirensky g.gif |
| Federal Subject: | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | 2016 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | town |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Kirensk |
| No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 1 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 43 |
| Counts Ref: | [1] |
| Mun Data As Of: | August 2015 |
| Mun Formation1: | Kirensky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 2 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 9 |
| Area Of What: | municipal district |
| Area As Of: | 2015 |
| Area Km2: | 43904.69 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 20322 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 74.6% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 25.4% |
| Established Date: | 1929 |
| Website: | http://kirenskrn.irkobl.ru |
| Date: | April 2017 |
| Bodystyle: | width:23.5em |
| Population of Kirensky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 20,322 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 23,830 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 29,280 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 29,219 |
Kirensky District (Russian: Ки́ренский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.[2] Municipally, it is incorporated as Kirensky Municipal District.[3] It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 43904.69km2.[4] Its administrative center is the town of Kirensk.[5] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,322, with the population of Kirensk accounting for 62.2% of that number.
Kirensky district is located in the northeastern area of Irkutsk Oblast. It borders to the north with the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and to the southeast with the Republic of Buryatia.
The Lena flows across the district. Its main tributaries in the region are the Kirenga, Chechuy, Chaya, Pilyuda and Ichera.[6]
The district was established in 1929.[7]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kirensky District is one of the thirty-three in the oblast. The town of Kirensk serves as its administrative center.[8]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kirensky Municipal District.
