Tuzhinsky District (Russian: Тужи́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,468 square kilometers (567 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Tuzha.[1] Population: 7,688 (2010 Russian census);[3] 10,396 (2002 Census);[8] 12,334 (1989 Soviet census) .[9] The population of Tuzha accounts for 59.4% of the district's total population.[3]
Tuzhinsky District
Тужинский район | |
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Coordinates: 57°36′38″N 47°55′37″E / 57.61056°N 47.92694°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kirov Oblast[1] |
Established | 15 July 1929 |
Administrative center | Tuzha[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,468 km2 (567 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,688 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 6,419 (−16.5%) |
• Density | 5.2/km2 (14/sq mi) |
• Urban | 59.4% |
• Rural | 40.6% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements, 4 Rural okrugs |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 Urban-type settlements[5], 54 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Tuzhinsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 33638000 |
Website | http://www.kirovreg.ru/region/regionmap/index.php?ID=4362 |