Chaa-Kholsky District

Chaa-Kholsky District (Russian: Чаа-Хольский кожуун; Tuvan: Чаа-Хөл кожуун, Çaa-Xöl 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 2,900 square kilometers (1,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Chaa-Khol. Population: 6,036(2010 Census); 6,532 (2002 Census). The population of Chaa-Khol accounts for 53.8% of the district's total population.

Chaa-Kholsky District
Чаа-Хольский кожуун
Other transcription(s)
  TuvanЧаа-Хөл кожуун
Copy of Buddhist niche, Chaa-Kholsky District
Location of Chaa-Kholsky District in the Tuva Republic
Coordinates: 51.537°N 92.222°E / 51.537; 92.222
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTuva Republic
Established1941 (first),
1992 (second)
Administrative centerChaa-Khol
Area
  Total2,900 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population
  Total6,036
  Estimate 
(2018)
6,134 (+1.6%)
  Density2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions4 sumon
  Inhabited localities4 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asChaa-Kholsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID93656000
Websitehttp://gov.tuva.ru/region/msu/779/
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