Todzhinsky District Тоджинский кожуун (Russian) Тожу кожуун (Tuvan) |
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Location of Todzhinsky District in the Tuva Republic |
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Coordinates: 52°46′41″N 96°54′40″E / 52.778°N 96.911°ECoordinates: 52°46′41″N 96°54′40″E / 52.778°N 96.911°E | |
Sayan, in Todzhinsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tuva Republic |
Administrative structure (as of November 2007) | |
Administrative center | selo of Toora-Khem |
Administrative divisions: | |
sumon | 6 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 7 |
Municipal structure (as of October 2011) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Todzhinsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 6 |
Statistics | |
Area (municipal district) (October 2011) | 44,800 km2 (17,300 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 6,020 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 0.13/km2 (0.34/sq mi) |
Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
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Todzhinsky District (Russian: Тоджи́нский кожуун; Tuvan: Тожу кожуун, Toƶu koƶuun) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or kozhuun), one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 44,800 square kilometers (17,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Toora-Khem. Population: 6,020 (2010 Census); 5,931 (2002 Census);6,448 (1989 Census). The population of Toora-Khem accounts for 39.7% of the district's total population.
The district is located in the isolated part of the republic, far from its developed regions. As a result, its location impedes the economic development of the territory and infrastructure.Ship transport is the main means of communication with the rest of the republic in summer.