Todzhinsky District (Russian: Тоджи́нский кожуун; Tuvan: Тожу кожуун, Toƶu koƶuun) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion, or kozhuun), one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 44,800 square kilometers (17,300 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Toora-Khem.[1] Population: 6,020 (2010 Census);[3] 5,931 (2002 Census);[6] 6,448 (1989 Census).[7] The population of Toora-Khem accounts for 39.7% of the district's total population.[3]

Todzhinsky District Тоджинский кожуун
District
Other transcription(s)
• Tuvan	Тожу кожуун
Sayan, in Todzhinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Todzhinsky District in the Tuva Republic
Coordinates: 52.778°N 96.911°E / 52.778; 96.911
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tuva Republic[1]
Administrative center	Toora-Khem[1]
Area [2]
• Total	44,800 km2 (17,300 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	6,020
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	6,545 (+8.7%)
• Density	0.13/km2 (0.35/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	6 sumon
• Inhabited localities[1]	7 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Todzhinsky Municipal District[2]
• Municipal divisions[2]	0 Urban settlements, 6 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [5])
OKTMO ID	93650000
Website	http://todzhinsky.ru/

Geography and economy

The district is located in the isolated part of the republic, far from its developed regions.[2] As a result, its location impedes the economic development of the territory and infrastructure.[2] Ship transport is the main means of communication with the rest of the republic in summer.[2] The district border Piy-Khemsky and Kyzylsky District to the southwest, Kaa-Khemsky District to south and southeast, Kuraginsky and Karatuzsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai to the northwest and west, Nizhneudinsky District of Irkutsk Oblast to the northeast, Okinsky District of Republic of Buryatia in the east.

See also

• Tozhu Tuvans

References

Notes

Sources

• Законодательная палата Великого Хурала Республики Тыва. Постановление №1648 ЗП-1 от 21 декабря 2005 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориального деления Республики Тыва», в ред. Постановления №455 ЗП-2 от 21 ноября 2007 г «О внесении изменения в реестр административно-территориального деления Республики Тыва». Вступил в силу 21 декабря 2005 г. Опубликован: "Тувинская правда", №2, 12 января 2006 г. (Legislative Chamber of the Great Khural of the Tyva Republic. Resolution #1648 ZP-1 of December 21, 2005 On Establishing the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Division of the Tyva Republic, as amended by the Resolution #455 ZP-2 of November 21, 2007 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Division of the Tyva Republic. Effective as of December 21, 2005.).
• Великий Хурал (парламент) Республики Тыва. Закон №268 ВХ-1 от 24 декабря 2010 г. «О статусе муниципальных образований Республики Тыва», в ред. Закона №837 ВХ-1 от 10 октября 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Тыва "О статусе муниципальных образований Республики Тыва"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тувинская правда", №178 (без приложений), 31 декабря 2010 г. (Great Khural (Parliament) of the Tyva Republic. Law #268 VKh-1 of December 24, 2010 On the Status of the Municipal Formations of the Tyva Republic, as amended by the Law #837 VKh-1 of October 10, 2011 On Amending the Law of the Tyva Republic "On the Status of the Municipal Formations of the Tyva Republic". Effective as of the official publication date.).

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