Tungiro-Olyokminsky District
District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
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Tungiro-Olyokminsky District (Russian: Тунгиро-Олёкминский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the krai, and borders with Kalarsky District in the north, Mogochinsky District in the south, and with Tungokochensky District in the west. The area of the district is 42,900 square kilometers (16,600 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tupik.[1] Population: 1,432 (2010 census);[3] 1,643 (2002 Census);[8] 1,899 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Tupik accounts for 67.8% of the district's total population.[3] Other rural localities include Gulya and Srednyaya Olyokma.
Tungiro-Olyokminsky District
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 Location of Tungiro-Olyokminsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai | |
| Coordinates: 54.925°N 119.939°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai[1] |
| Established | January 6, 1927[1] |
| Administrative center | Tupik[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 42,900 km2 (16,600 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,432 |
| 1,347 (−5.9%) | |
| • Density | 0.0334/km2 (0.0865/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 5 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Tungiro-Olyokminsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 2 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 76642000 |
| Website | http://xn--c1aknogg.xn--80aaaac8algcbgbck3fl0q.xn--p1ai/ |
Geography
The district is located in the Olyokma-Stanovik Highlands area. The Olyokma and the Tungir, one of its main tributaries, flow across it.[10]
History
The district was established on January 6, 1927.[1]
Economy
The district is rich with gold, silver, lead, and other natural resources.