Tunkinsky District (Russian: Тунки́нский райо́н; Buryat: Түнхэнэй аймаг, Tünkhenei aimag) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 11,791.62 square kilometers (4,552.77 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kyren.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,672, with the population of Kyren accounting for 23.8% of that number.[2]

Tunkinsky District Тункинский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Buryat	Түнхэнэй аймаг
Volcanoes near the settlement of Arshan in Tunkinsky District
Coat of arms
Location of Tunkinsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 51°41′N 102°08′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Buryatia[1]
Established	12 December 1923
Administrative center	Kyren[1]
Area
• Total	11,791.62 km2 (4,552.77 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	22,672
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	20,533 (−9.4%)
• Density	1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	5 Selsoviets, 7 Somons
• Inhabited localities[1]	35 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Tunkinsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	0 Urban settlements, 14 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+8 (MSK+5 [5])
OKTMO ID	81651000
Website	http://admtnk.sdep.ru/

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tunkinsky District is one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia.[1] The district is divided into five selsoviets and seven somons, which comprise thirty-five rural localities.[1] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tunkinsky Municipal District.[4] Its five selsoviets and seven somons are incorporated as fourteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Kyren serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[1] and municipal[4] district.

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• Правительство Республики Бурятия. Постановление №431 от 18 ноября 2009 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия», в ред. Постановления №573 от 13 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Постановление Правительства Республики Бурятия от 18.11.2009 №431 "О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Бурятия"». Вступил в силу 18 ноября 2009 г. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №216, Официальный вестник №120, 21 ноября 2009 г. (Government of the Republic of Buryatia. Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Resolution #573 of November 13, 2015 On Amending Resolution #431 of November 18, 2009 of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of November 18, 2009.).
• Народный Хурал Республики Бурятия. Закон №985-III от 31 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия», в ред. Закона №1411-V от 14 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Бурятия "Об установлении границ, образовании и наделении статусом муниципальных образований в Республике Бурятия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бурятия", №1, Официальный вестник №1, 12 января 2005 г. (People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia. Law #985-III of December 31, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia, as amended by the Law #1411-V of October 14, 2015 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Buryatia "On Establishing the Borders, Creating, and Granting a Status to the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Buryatia". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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