Tayshetsky District (Russian: Тайшетский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Tayshetsky Municipal District. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 27,800 square kilometers (10,700 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Tayshet. Population: 29,752 (2010 Russian census); 36,502 (2002 Census); 35,236 (1989 Soviet census).

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tayshetsky District is one of the thirty-three in the oblast. The town of Tayshet serves as its administrative center. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tayshetsky Municipal District.