Tere-Kholsky District (russian: Тере-Хольский кожуун; tyv, Тере-Хөл кожуун, ''Tere-Xöl kojuun'') is an administrativeResolution #1648 ZP-1 and municipalLaw #268 VKh-1 district (

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Kungurtug Kungurtug (russian: Кунгуртуг; tyv, Кунгуртуг) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Tere-Kholsky District of Tuva, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental countr ...

. Population: 1,835 ( 2002 Census). The population of Kungurtug accounts for 77.9% of the district's total population.

History

The district was established in 2003 when it was split from Kyzylsky District.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=January 2013 Districts of Tuva States and territories established in 2003 pl:Kożuun barun-chiemczycki __NOTOC__