Tayshetsky District

Tayshetsky District
Тайшетский район
Lumber transport in Yurty. Tayshetsky District
Location of Tayshetsky District (#24) in western Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 55°56′N 98°01′E / 55.933°N 98.017°E / 55.933; 98.017
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIrkutsk Oblast
Established25 May 1925
Administrative centerTayshet
Area
  Total
27,800 km2 (10,700 sq mi)
Population
  Total
29,752
  Density1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi)
  Urban
32.3%
  Rural
67.7%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities2 cities/towns, 4 urban-type settlements, 82 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTayshetsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions6 urban settlements, 25 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
OKTMO ID25636000
Websitehttp://taishet.irkmo.ru/

Tayshetsky District (Russian: Тайшетский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Tayshetsky Municipal District. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 27,800 square kilometers (10,700 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Tayshet. Population: 29,752(2010 Census); 36,502 (2002 Census); 35,236(1989 Soviet census).