Ulug-Khemsky District

Ulug-Khemsky District
Улуг-Хемский кожуун
Other transcription(s)
  TuvanУлуг-Хем кожуун
View from Mount Khayyrakan in the westerly direction
Location of Ulug-Khemsky District in the Tuva Republic
Coordinates: 51°24′N 92°52′E / 51.400°N 92.867°E / 51.400; 92.867
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTuva Republic
EstablishedSeptember 8, 1923
Administrative centerShagonar
Area
  Total
5,335.40 km2 (2,060.01 sq mi)
Population
  Total
19,266
  Estimate 
(January 2014)
19,580
  Density3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi)
  Urban
56.9%
  Rural
43.1%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns under district jurisdiction (urban settlements), 9 Sumons
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 9 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asUlug-Khemsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID93654000
Websitehttp://ulughem17.ru
Population of Ulug-Khemsky District
2010 Census19,266
2002 Census19,461
1989 Census29,866
1979 Census25,700

Ulug-Khemsky District (Russian: Улу́г-Хе́мский кожуун; Tuvan: Улуг-Хем кожуун, romanized: Ulug-Xem kojûn) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or kozhuun), one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders Yermakovsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai in the north, Kyzylsky and Chedi-Kholsky Districts in the east, Ovyursky and Tes-Khemsky Districts in the south, and Chaa-Kholsky District in the west. The area of the district is 5,335.40 square kilometers (2,060.01 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Shagonar. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,266, with the population of Shagonar accounting for 56.9% of that number.