Dzun-Khemchiksky District

Dzun-Khemchiksky District (Russian: Дзун-Хемчи́кский кожуун; Tuvan: Чөөн-Хемчик кожуун, Çöön-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 6,484.56 square kilometers (2,503.70 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Chadan. Population: 19,918(2010 Census); 21,361 (2002 Census); 22,748(1989 Census). The population of Chadan accounts for 45.4% of the district's total population.

Dzun-Khemchiksky District
Дзун-Хемчикский кожуун
Other transcription(s)
  TuvanЧөөн-Хемчик кожуун
Chadan coal mine, Dzun-Khemchiksky District
Location of Dzun-Khemchiksky District in the Tuva Republic
Coordinates: 51.007°N 91.020°E / 51.007; 91.020
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTuva Republic
Established1929
Administrative centerChadan
Area
  Total6,484.56 km2 (2,503.70 sq mi)
Population
  Total19,918
  Estimate 
(2018)
20,071 (+0.8%)
  Density3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
  Urban
45.4%
  Rural
54.6%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns under district jurisdiction (urban settlements), 11 Sumons
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 12 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asDzun-Khemchiksky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID93615000
Websitehttp://dzun.tuva.ru/
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