Chaa-Kholsky District
municipal district in Russia
Chaa-Kholsky District (Russian: Чаа-Хольский кожуун; Tuvan: Чаа-Хөл кожуун, Çaa-Xöl kojuun) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or kozhuun), one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 2,900 square kilometers (1,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Chaa-Khol. Population: 6,036 (2010 census); 6,532 (2002 Census). The population of Chaa-Khol accounts for 53.8% of the district's total population.
History
Chaa-Kholsky District was established in 1941. In 1961, the district was abolished and merged with Ulug-Khemsky District. Chaa-Kholsky District was restored in 1992.
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Законодательная палата Великого Хурала Республики Тыва.
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