Birilyussky District (russian: Бирилю́сский райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #10-4765] and municipal
[Law #13-2896] district (
raion
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), one of the
forty-three in
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai ( rus, Красноя́рский край, r=Krasnoyarskiy kray, p=krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Si ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the southwest of the
krai
A krai or kray (; russian: край, , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR.
Etymologically, the word is relat ...
and borders with
Yeniseysky District
Yeniseysky District (russian: Енисе́йский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-3140 district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the west of the krai and borders w ...
in the north,
Pirovsky District in the northeast,
Bolshemurtinsky and
Yemelyanovsky Districts in the east,
Bolsheuluysky and
Kozulsky Districts in the south, and with
Tyukhtetsky District in the west. The area of the district is .
[Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai]
Information about Birilyussky District
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') of
Novobirilyussy.
Population: 13,090 (
2002 Census);
The population of Novobirilyussy accounts for 37.9% of the district's total population.
History
The district was founded on April 4, 1924.
Government
As of 2013, the Head of the District and Chairman of the District Council is Vladimir V. Belenya.
Education
There are twenty-two schools in the district, including nine
secondary schools, two junior secondary schools, and eleven
primary school
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s. In Novobirilyussy, there is also a correctional boarding school.
Other educational facilities include five pre-school centers, a youth activity center, youth sports club "Ares", and Professional Lyceum #40, which trains tractor maintenance technicians, agricultural equipment technicians, machinists, drivers, and tractor operators.
Public health services
Medical services in the district are provided by the 95-bed Central District Hospital, 20-bed local hospital, and by 23 medical and obstetric centers.
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Districts of Krasnoyarsk Krai
States and territories established in 1924