Erzinsky District

Erzinsky District
Эрзинский кожуун
Other transcription(s)
  TuvanЭрзин кожуун
Lake Tore-Khol, a protected area of Russia in Erzinsky District
Location of Erzinsky District in the Tuva Republic
Coordinates: 50°10′N 93°49′E / 50.167°N 93.817°E / 50.167; 93.817
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTuva Republic
EstablishedJuly 28, 1941 (first),
January 12, 1965 (second)
Administrative centerErzin
Area
  Total
11,081.45 km2 (4,278.57 sq mi)
Population
  Total
8,280
  Density0.75/km2 (1.9/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions6 Sumons
  Inhabited localities6 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asErzinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID93658000
Websitehttp://erzin.rtyva.ru
Population of Erzinsky District
2010 Census8,280
2002 Census8,081
1989 Census8,633
1979 Census7,483

Erzinsky District (Russian: Эрзинский кожуун; Tuvan: Эрзин кожуун, Erzin kojuun) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or kozhuun), one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the south and southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 11,081.45 square kilometers (4,278.57 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Erzin. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 8,280, with the population of Erzin accounting for 38.5% of that number.