Administrative divisions of Tuva
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| Tyva Republic Tuva The Tyva Republic , or Tuva , is a federal subject of Russia . It lies in the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia. The republic borders with the Altai Republic, the Republic of Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, and the Republic of Buryatia in Russia and with Mongolia to the... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
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| Capital: Kyzyl Kyzyl -External links:*** in Kyzyl, Russia*... |
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| # of districts Raion A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"... (кожууны) |
17 |
| # of cities/towns (города) |
5 |
| # of urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union... s (посёлки городского типа) |
2 |
| # of sumons (сумоны) |
116 |
| # of rural localities (сельские населённые пункты) |
389 |
| # of uninhabited rural localities (сельские населённые пункты без населения) |
46 |
The administrative-territorial structure of the Tyva Republic
Tuva
The Tyva Republic , or Tuva , is a federal subject of Russia . It lies in the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia. The republic borders with the Altai Republic, the Republic of Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, and the Republic of Buryatia in Russia and with Mongolia to the...
is regulated by the Law #627 VKh-2, adopted on March 19, 2008. According to the law, the units of the administrative division mirror the municipal divisions of the republic and include the municipal districts
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
, urban okrugs, urban settlements, and rural settlements.
The law also allows the use of alternative terminology to refer to the units of the administrative divisions. The term "municipal district" is used on par with the ethnic term "kozhuun", while the term "rural settlement" is used on par with the ethnic term "sumon".
"Kozhuun" (Russian
Russian language
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and ) is the Tuvan term of a historical feudal administrative division
Administrative division
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known as a banner
Eight Banners
The Eight Banners were administrative divisions into which all Manchu families were placed. They provided the basic framework for the Manchu military organization...
. Tuva historically had nine kozhuuns named Tozhu, Salchak, Oyunnar, Khemchik, Khaasuut, Shalyk, Nibazy, Daa-van and Choodu, and Beezi. Each kozhuun was divided into sumu which was then subdivided into arban. In modern Tuva, the term "arban" is still used to refer to a type of rural locality, which has a population of fewer than 500 inhabitants and no independent budget.
List of administrative divisions
- Cities and towns under republic's jurisdiction:
- KyzylKyzyl-External links:*** in Kyzyl, Russia*...
(Кызыл) (capital) - Ak-DovurakAk-DovurakAk-Dovurak is a town in the Tuva Republic, Russia, located on the Khemchik River , west of Kyzyl. Population: It was founded in 1964 as a town housing the workers employed in construction of an asbestos plant....
(Ак-Довурак)
- Kyzyl
- Districts (kozhuuns):
- Barun-KhemchikskyBarun-Khemchiksky DistrictBarun-Khemchiksky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of the Barun-Khemchiksky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Kyzyl-Mazhalyk...
(Барун-Хемчикский)- with 9 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- Bay-TayginskyBay-Tayginsky DistrictBay-Tayginsky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of the Bay-Tayginsky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Teeli. District's population: 12,321 ; Population of...
(Бай-Тайгинский)- with 7 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- Chaa-KholskyChaa-Kholsky DistrictChaa-Kholsky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of the Chaa-Kholsky Kozhuun. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality of Chaa-Khol. District's...
(Чаа-Хольский)- with 4 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- Chedi-KholskyChedi-Kholsky DistrictChedi-Kholsky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of the Chedi-Kholsky Kozhuun. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality of Khovu-Aksy. District's...
(Чеди-Хольский)- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Khovu-Aksy (Хову-Аксы)
- with 5 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Dzun-KhemchikskyDzun-Khemchiksky DistrictDzun-Khemchiksky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of the Dzun-Khemchiksky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the town of Chadan. District's population: 21,361 ; Population of...
(Дзун-Хемчикский)- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- ChadanChadanChadan is a town and the administrative center of Dzun-Khemchiksky District of the Tuva Republic, Russia, located on the Chadan River , west of Kyzyl. Population: Chadan has been known since 1873. Town status was granted to it in 1945....
(Чадан)
- Chadan
- with 11 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- ErzinskyErzinsky DistrictErzinsky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of the Erzinsky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Erzin. District's population: 8,081 ; Population of Erzin...
(Эрзинский)- with 6 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- Kaa-KhemskyKaa-Khemsky DistrictKaa-Khemsky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of Kaa-Khemsky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Saryg-Sep. District's population: 13,071 ; Population of...
(Каа-Хемский)- with 11 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- KyzylskyKyzylsky DistrictKyzylsky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of Kyzylsky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the urban locality of Kaa-Khem...
(Кызылский)- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Kaa-Khem (Каа-Хем)
- with 9 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Mongun-Tayginsky (Монгун-Тайгинский)
- with 2 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- OvyurskyOvyursky DistrictOvyursky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of Ovyursky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Khandagayty. District's population: 7,930 ; Population of...
(Овюрский)- with 6 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- Piy-KhemskyPiy-Khemsky DistrictPiy-Khemsky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of Piy-Khemsky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the town of Turan. District's population: 11,431 ; Population of Turan accounts for...
(Пий-Хемский)- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Turan (Туран)
- with 7 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Sut-KholskySut-Kholsky DistrictSut-Kholsky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of Sut-Kholsky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Sug-Aksy. District's population: 8,430 ; Population of...
(Сут-Хольский)- with 7 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- TandinskyTandinsky DistrictTandinsky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of Tandinsky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Bay-Khaak. District's population: 13,827 ; Population of Bay-Khaak...
(Тандинский)- with 8 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- Tere-KholskyTere-Kholsky DistrictTere-Kholsky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of Tere-Kholsky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Kundurtug. District's population: 1,835...
(Тере-Хольский)- with 1 sumon under the district's jurisdiction.
- Tes-KhemskyTes-Khemsky DistrictTes-Khemsky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of Tes-Khemsky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Samagaltay. District's population: 8,908 ; Population of...
(Тес-Хемский)- with 8 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- TodzhinskyTodzhinsky DistrictTodzhinsky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tyva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of Todzhinsky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Toora-Khem. District's population: 5,931 ; Population of...
(Тоджинский)- with 6 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- Ulug-KhemskyUlug-Khemsky DistrictUlug-Khemsky District is one of the seventeen administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as the Municipal District of Ulug-Khemsky Kozhuun. Its administrative center is the town of Shagonar. District's population: 19,461 ; Population of Shagonar...
(Улуг-Хемский)- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- ShagonarShagonarShagonar is a town and the administrative center of Ulug-Khemsky District of the Tuva Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Yenisei west of Kyzyl. Population: It had been known since 1888. Town status was granted to it in 1945....
(Шагонар)
- Shagonar
- with 9 sumons under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Barun-Khemchiksky