Piy-Khemsky District

Piy-Khemsky District
Пий-Хемский кожуун
Other transcription(s)
  TuvanБии-Хем кожуун
Town of Turan, Piy-Khemsky District
Location of Piy-Khemsky District in the Tuva Republic
Coordinates: 52°13′41″N 92°51′11″E / 52.228°N 92.853°E / 52.228; 92.853
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTuva Republic
Administrative centerTuran
Area
  Total
9,200 km2 (3,600 sq mi)
Population
  Total
10,092
  Density1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi)
  Urban
49.4%
  Rural
50.6%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns under district jurisdiction (urban settlements), 7 Sumons
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 13 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asPiy-Khemsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID93635000
Websitehttp://xn----jtbhccdfpwz5b.xn--p1ai/

Piy-Khemsky District (Russian: Пий-Хе́мский кожуун; Tuvan: Бии-Хем кожуун, Bii-Xem kojuun) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or kozhuun), one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 9,200 square kilometers (3,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Turan, Tuva Republic. Population: 10,092(2010 Census); 11,431 (2002 Census); 14,236(1989 Soviet census). The population of Turan accounts for 49.4% of the district's total population.