Tayshetsky District
District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
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Tayshetsky District (Russian: Тайшетский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Tayshetsky Municipal District.[6] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 27,800 square kilometers (10,700 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Tayshet.[2] Population: 29,752 (2010 census);[3] 36,502 (2002 Census);[8] 35,236 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Tayshetsky District
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Lumber transport in Yurty. Tayshetsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tayshetsky District (#24) in western Irkutsk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 55°56′N 98°01′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast[1] |
| Established | 25 May 1925 |
| Administrative center | Tayshet[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 27,800 km2 (10,700 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 29,752 |
| • Density | 1.07/km2 (2.77/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 32.3% |
| • Rural | 67.7% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[4] | 2 cities/towns, 4 urban-type settlements[5], 82 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Tayshetsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 6 urban settlements, 25 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 25636000 |
| Website | http://taishet.irkmo.ru/ |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tayshetsky District is one of the thirty-three in the oblast.[1] The town of Tayshet serves as its administrative center.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tayshetsky Municipal District.[6]