Tunkinsky District

Tunkinsky District
Тункинский район
Other transcription(s)
  BuryatТүнхэнэй аймаг
Volcanoes near the settlement of Arshan in Tunkinsky District
Location of Tunkinsky District in the Buryat Republic
Coordinates: 51°41′N 102°08′E / 51.683°N 102.133°E / 51.683; 102.133
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Buryatia
Established12 December 1923
Administrative centerKyren
Area
  Total
11,791.62 km2 (4,552.77 sq mi)
Population
  Total
22,672
  Density1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions5 Selsoviets, 7 Somons
  Inhabited localities35 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTunkinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+8 (MSK+5 )
OKTMO ID81651000
Websitehttp://admtnk.sdep.ru/
Population of Tunkinsky District
2010 Census22,672
2002 Census24,173
1989 Census27,771
1979 Census27,429

Tunkinsky District (Russian: Тунки́нский райо́н; Buryat: Түнхэнэй аймаг, Tünkhenei aimag) is an administrative and municipal 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). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kyren. 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.