Kirensky District Киренский район (Russian) |
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Location of Kirensky District in Irkutsk Oblast |
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Coordinates: 57°47′N 108°06′E / 57.783°N 108.100°ECoordinates: 57°47′N 108°06′E / 57.783°N 108.100°E | |
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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2010 Census | 20,322 |
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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.