Tunkinsky District Explained

En Name:Tunkinsky District
Ru Name:Тункинский район
Loc Name1:Түнхэнэй аймаг
Loc Lang1:Buryat
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Coordinates:51.6833°N 110°W
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Federal Subject:Republic of Buryatia
Adm Data As Of:July 2013
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Kyren
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:5
Selsoviet Type2:Somons
No Of Selsoviets Type2:7
No Of Rural Localities:35
Mun Data As Of:October 2014
Mun Formation1:Tunkinsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:14
Area Km2:11791.62
Pop 2010Census:22672
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Website:http://admtnk.sdep.ru/
Date:January 2013
Population of Tunkinsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:22,672
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:24,173
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:27,771
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:27,429

Tunkinsky District (Russian: Тунки́нский райо́н; Buriat: Түнхэнэй аймаг, Tünkhenei aimag) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 11791.62km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kyren. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,672, with the population of Kyren accounting for 23.8% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tunkinsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia. The district is divided into five selsoviets and seven somons, which comprise thirty-five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tunkinsky Municipal District. Its five selsoviets and seven somons are incorporated as fourteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Kyren serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #431
  2. Law #985-III