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! bgcolor="#ccccff" style="padding:0 0 0 50px;" | Tuva Republic, Russia

| width="50px" | 50px|Flag of Tuva

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| colspan=2 align="center"|<small>Capital: Kyzyl</small>

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| colspan=2 align="center"|<small>As of 2015:</small>

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| Number of districts<br />(кожууны)|| 17

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| Number of cities/towns<br />(города)|| 5

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| Number of urban-type settlements<br />(посёлки городского типа)|| 1

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| Number of sumons<br />(сумоны)|| 117

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| colspan=2 align="center"|

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| Number of rural localities<br />(сельские населённые пункты)|| 389

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| Number of uninhabited rural localities<br />(сельские населённые пункты без населения)|| 46

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thumb|Map of the Tuva Republic (with numbered)

The administrative-territorial structure of the Tuva Republic in 2008–2011 was regulated by the Law #627&nbsp;VKh-2, adopted on March&nbsp;19, 2008. According to the law, the units of the administrative division mirror the municipal divisions of the republic and include the municipal districts, 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 and ) is the Tuvan term of a historical feudal administrative division known as a banner. 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&nbsp;inhabitants and no independent budget.

Administrative and municipal divisions

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! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Division

! colspan="2" | Structure

! rowspan="2" | OKATO

! rowspan="2" | OKTMO

! rowspan="2" | Urban-type settlement/<br>district-level town*

! rowspan="2" | Rural<br>(sumon)

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!Administrative

!Municipal

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| colspan="2" | Kyzyl (Кызыл)

| city

| urban okrug

| align="center" | 93 401

| align="center" | 93 701

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|

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| colspan="2" | Ak-Dovurak (Ак-Довурак)

| city

| urban okrug

| align="center" | 93 403

| align="center" | 93 703

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|

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| colspan="2" | Bay-Tayginsky (Бай-Тайгинский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 205

| align="center" | 93 605

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| 7

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| colspan="2" | Barun-Khemchiksky (Барун-Хемчикский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 210

| align="center" | 93 610

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| 9

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| colspan="2" | Dzun-Khemchiksky (Дзун-Хемчикский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 215

| align="center" | 93 615

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  • Chadan (Чадан) town*

| 11

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| colspan="2" | Kaa-Khemsky (Каа-Хемский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 220

| align="center" | 93 620

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| 11

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| colspan="2" | Kyzylsky (Кызылский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 222

| align="center" | 93 622

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  • Kaa-Khem (Каа-Хем)

| 9

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| colspan="2" | Mongun-Tayginsky (Монгун-Тайгинский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 225

| align="center" | 93 625

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| 2

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| colspan="2" | Ovyursky (Овюрский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 230

| align="center" | 93 630

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| 6

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| colspan="2" | Piy-Khemsky (Пий-Хемский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 235

| align="center" | 93 635

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  • Turan (Туран) town*

| 7

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| colspan="2" | Sut-Kholsky (Сут-Хольский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 238

| align="center" | 93 638

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| 7

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| colspan="2" | Tandinsky (Тандинский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 240

| align="center" | 93 640

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| 8

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| colspan="2" | Tere-Kholsky (Тере-Хольский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 243

| align="center" | 93 643

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| 1

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| colspan="2" | Tes-Khemsky (Тес-Хемский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 245

| align="center" | 93 645

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| 8

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| colspan="2" | Todzhinsky (Тоджинский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 250

| align="center" | 93 650

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| 6

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| colspan="2" | Ulug-Khemsky (Улуг-Хемский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 254

| align="center" | 93 654

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  • Shagonar (Шагонар) town*

| 9

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| colspan="2" | Chaa-Kholsky (Чаа-Хольский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 256

| align="center" | 93 656

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| 4

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| colspan="2" | Chedi-Kholsky (Чеди-Хольский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 257

| align="center" | 93 657

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| 6

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| colspan="2" | Erzinsky (Эрзинский)

| kozhuun

| district

| align="center" | 93 258

| align="center" | 93 658

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| 6

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References

Notes

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