Piy-Khemsky District
District in Tuva Republic, Russia
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Piy-Khemsky District (Russian: Пий-Хе́мский кожуун; Tuvan: Бии-Хем кожуун, Bii-Xem kojuun) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion, or kozhuun), one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 9,200 square kilometers (3,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Turan, Tuva Republic.[1] Population: 10,092 (2010 census);[3] 11,431 (2002 Census);[6] 14,236 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Turan accounts for 49.4% of the district's total population.[3]
Piy-Khemsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Tuvan | Бии-Хем кожуун |
Town of Turan, Piy-Khemsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Piy-Khemsky District in the Tuva Republic | |
| Coordinates: 52.228°N 92.853°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tuva Republic[1] |
| Administrative center | Turan[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,200 km2 (3,600 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,092 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 49.4% |
| • Rural | 50.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns under district jurisdiction (urban settlements), 7 Sumons |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 13 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Piy-Khemsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 93635000 |
| Website | http://xn----jtbhccdfpwz5b.xn--p1ai/ |