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Kirensky District

Kirensky District
Киренский район (Russian)
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Location of Kirensky District in Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 57°47′N 108°06′E / 57.783°N 108.100°E / 57.783; 108.100Coordinates: 57°47′N 108°06′E / 57.783°N 108.100°E / 57.783; 108.100
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On the Lena River, Kirensky District
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Irkutsk Oblast
Administrative structure (as of 2016)
Administrative center town of Kirensk
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 1
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 43
Municipal structure (as of August 2015)
Municipally incorporated as Kirensky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 2
Rural settlements 9
Statistics
Area (municipal district) (2015) 43,904.69 km2 (16,951.70 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 20,322 inhabitants
• Urban 74.6%
• Rural 25.4%
Density 0.46/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
Time zone IRKT (UTC+08:00)
Established 1929
Official website
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Population of Kirensky District
2010 Census 20,322
2002 Census 23,830
1989 Census 29,280
1979 Census 29,219

Kirensky District (Russian: Ки́ренский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.Municipally, it is incorporated as Kirensky Municipal District. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 43,904.69 square kilometers (16,951.70 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kirensk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,322, with the population of Kirensk accounting for 62.2% of that number.

The district was established in 1929.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kirensky District is one of the thirty-three in the oblast. The town of Kirensk serves as its administrative center.

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kirensky Municipal District.


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