Tuzhinsky District

Tuzhinsky District (Russian: Тужи́нский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,468 square kilometers (567 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Tuzha.^[1] Population: 7,688 (2010 Census);^[3] 10,396 (2002 Census);^[7] 12,334 (1989 Soviet census).^[8] The population of Tuzha accounts for 59.4% of the district's total population.^[3]

Tuzhinsky District Тужинский район
District
The Church of St. John Chrysostom in Nyr, Tuzhinsky District
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Location of Tuzhinsky District in Kirov Oblast
Coordinates: 57°36′38″N 47°55′37″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kirov Oblast[1]
Established	15 July 1929
Administrative center	Tuzha[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,468 km2 (567 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	7,688
• Density	5.2/km2 (14/sq mi)
• Urban	59.4%
• Rural	40.6%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Urban-type settlements, 4 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 urban-type settlements[4], 54 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Tuzhinsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	33638000
Website	http://www.kirovreg.ru/region/regionmap/index.php?ID=4362