Tuva or Tyva, officially the Republic of Tyva, is a republic of Russia. Tuva lies at the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia. The republic borders the Altai Republic, Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, and Buryatia in Russia, and shares an international border with Mongolia to the south. Tuva has a population of 336,651. Its capital is the city of Kyzyl.
Shagonar is a town and the administrative center of Ulug-Khemsky District in the Tuva Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Yenisei River, 124 kilometers (77 mi) west of Kyzyl, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,956.
Mongun-Tayginsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Mugur-Aksy. Population: 5,661 (2010 Russian census); 5,938 ; 5,576 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Mugur-Aksy accounts for 73.4% of the district's total population.
Chaa-Kholsky District is an administrative and municipal district, 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 of Chaa-Khol. Population: 6,036 (2010 Russian census); 6,532. The population of Chaa-Khol accounts for 53.8% of the district's total population.
Chedi-Kholsky District is an administrative and municipal district which is one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 3,707 square kilometers (1,431 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Khovu-Aksy. Population: 7,685 (2010 Russian census); 8,081. The population of Khovu-Aksy accounts for 47.8% of the district's total population.
Erzinsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the south and southeast of the republic. The area of the district is 11,081.45 square kilometers (4,278.57 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Erzin. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 8,280, with the population of Erzin accounting for 38.5% of that number.
Kaa-Khemsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the center and east of the republic. The area of the district is 25,726.04 square kilometers (9,932.88 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Saryg-Sep. Population: 12,279 (2010 Russian census); 13,071 ; 14,982 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Saryg-Sep accounts for 36.0% of the district's total population.
Kyzylsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. Its administrative center is the urban locality of Kaa-Khem. Population: 27,659 (2010 Russian census); 22,678 ; 22,205 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Kaa-Khem accounts for 54.4% of the district's total population.
Ovyursky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 4,400 square kilometers (1,700 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Khandagayty. Population: 7,022 (2010 Russian census); 7,930 ; 8,868 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Khandagayty accounts for 45.7% of the district's total population.
Piy-Khemsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 9,200 square kilometers (3,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Turan, Tuva Republic. Population: 10,092 (2010 Russian census); 11,431 ; 14,236 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Turan accounts for 49.4% of the district's total population.
Sut-Kholsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 6,691.25 square kilometers (2,583.51 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Sug-Aksy. Population: 8,029 (2010 Russian census); 8,430 ; 12,038 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Sug-Aksy accounts for 39.7% of the district's total population.
Tandinsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 5,091.70 square kilometers (1,965.92 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Bay-Khaak. Population: 12,891 (2010 Russian census); 13,827 ; 23,653 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Bay-Khaak accounts for 23.1% of the district's total population.
Tere-Kholsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Kungurtug. Population: 1,882 (2010 Russian census); 1,835. The population of Kungurtug accounts for 77.9% of the district's total population.
Tes-Khemsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the seventeen in the Tuva Republic, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 6,680 square kilometers (2,580 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Samagaltay. Its population was 8,174 (2010 Russian census); 8,908 ; 10,413 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Samagaltay accounts for 39.6% of the district's total population.
"Men – tyva men" is the regional anthem of the Republic of Tuva, a federal subject of Russia. It was composed by Kantomur Saryglar, and the lyrics were written by Okey Shanagash. It was adopted officially by the Great Khural on 11 August 2011, replacing the previous anthem "Tooruktug Dolgai Tangdym".
Khovu-Aksy is a rural locality and the administrative center of Chedi-Kholsky District of Tuva, Russia. Population: 3,672 (2010 Russian census); 3,706 (2002 Census); 5,925 (1989 Soviet census).
Kungurtug is a rural locality and the administrative center of Tere-Kholsky District of Tuva, Russia. Population: 1,467 (2010 Russian census); 1,835 (2002 Census);
Saldam is a rural locality located in the Todzhinsky District of Tuva, Russia. Population: 545 (2010 Russian census); 525 (2002 Census); It is one of the places that claims to be the geographical midpoint of Asia.
The 2021 Republic of Tuva head election took place on 17–19 September 2021, on common election day, coinciding with election to the State Duma. Acting Head Vladislav Khovalyg was elected for his first full term.
Khostug Tyva was a political party in Tuva which existed from 1989 until the late 1990s. Originally established as the People's Front of Tuva, Khostug Tyva led the anti-Russian riots that resulted in the flight of most of the republic's ethnic Russian population, as well as later efforts to achieve independence from Russia.
