Krasnoturansky District (russian: Краснотура́нский райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #10-4765] and municipal
[Law #13-3034] 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 Siber ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the southwest of the
krai and borders with
Novosyolovsky District
Novosyolovsky District (russian: Новосёловский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-3001 district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai a ...
in the north,
Balakhtinsky District
Balakhtinsky District (russian: Балахти́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-3005 district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai an ...
in the northeast,
Idrinsky District in the east,
Kuraginsky District
Kuraginsky District (russian: Кура́гинский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-3009 district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai and bo ...
in the southeast,
Minusinsky District
Minusinsky District (russian: Минуси́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-3022 district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai and b ...
in the south, and with the
Republic of Khakassia in the west. The area of the district is .
[Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai]
Information about Krasnoturansky District
Its
administrative center
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is the
rural locality (a ''
selo'') of
Krasnoturansk
Krasnoturansk (russian: Краснотура́нск) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') and the administrative center of Krasnoturansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Population:
Refer ...
.
Population: 17,322 (
2002 Census);
The population of Krasnoturansk accounts for 37.2% of the district's total population.
Geography
The district is located on the right bank of the
Yenisei River
The Yenisey (russian: Енисе́й, ''Yeniséy''; mn, Горлог мөрөн, ''Gorlog mörön''; Buryat: Горлог мүрэн, ''Gorlog müren''; Tuvan: Улуг-Хем, ''Uluğ-Hem''; Khakas: Ким суғ, ''Kim suğ''; Ket: Ӄук ...
.
History
The district was founded on April 4, 1924.
Government
The Head of the District and the Chairman of the District Council is Mikhail I. Kapturov.
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Districts of Krasnoyarsk Krai
States and territories established in 1924