Barun-Khemchiksky District

Barun-Khemchiksky District (Russian: Бару́н-Хемчи́кский кожуун; Tuvan: Барыын-Хемчик кожуун, Barıın-Xemçik kojuun) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or kozhuun), one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 6,290 square kilometers (2,430 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kyzyl-Mazhalyk. Population: 12,847(2010 Census); 12,683 (2002 Census); 31,421(1989 Census). The population of Kyzyl-Mazhalyk accounts for 39.5% of the district's total population.

Barun-Khemchiksky District
Барун-Хемчикский кожуун
Other transcription(s)
  TuvanБарыын-Хемчик кожуун
Location of Barun-Khemchiksky District in the Tuva Republic
Coordinates: 51.169°N 89.272°E / 51.169; 89.272
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTuva Republic
Administrative centerKyzyl-Mazhalyk
Area
  Total6,290 km2 (2,430 sq mi)
Population
  Total12,847
  Estimate 
(2018)
12,395 (−3.5%)
  Density2.0/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions9 sumon
  Inhabited localities9 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBarun-Khemchiksky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID93610000
Websitehttp://gov.tuva.ru/region/msu/766/
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