Kirensky District

Kirensky District (Russian: Ки́ренский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Kirensky Municipal District. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 43,904.69 square kilometers (16,951.70 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kirensk. 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
Киренский район
Lena Cheeks on the Lena River, Kirensky District
Location of Kirensky District in Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 57°47′N 108°06′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIrkutsk Oblast
Established1929
Administrative centerKirensk
Area
  Total43,904.69 km2 (16,951.70 sq mi)
Population
  Total20,322
  Estimate 
(2018)
17,525 (−13.8%)
  Density0.46/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
  Urban
74.6%
  Rural
25.4%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements, 43 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKirensky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
OKTMO ID25620000
Websitehttp://kirenskrn.irkobl.ru
Population of Kirensky District
2010 Census20,322
2002 Census23,830
1989 Census29,280
1979 Census29,219
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