Balakhtinsky District

District in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Balakhtinsky District (Russian: Балахти́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai and borders with Kozulsky and Yemelyanovsky Districts in the north, Beryozovsky District in the northeast, Mansky District in the east, Kuraginsky District in the southeast, Idrinsky, Krasnoturansky, and Novosyolovsky Districts in the south, Uzhursky District in the west, and with Nazarovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 10,250 square kilometers (3,960 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Balakhta.[1] Population: 21,000(2010 census);[5] 25,518 (2002 Census);[9] 28,572(1989 Soviet census).[10] The population of Balakhta accounts for 35.3% of the district's total population.[5]

CountryRussia
EstablishedApril 4, 1924[2]
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Balakhtinsky District
Балахтинский район (Russian)
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Location of Balakhtinsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 55°23′00″N 91°37′50″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai[1]
EstablishedApril 4, 1924[2]
Administrative centerBalakhta[1]
Government
  TypeLocal government
  BodyBalakhtinsky District Council of Deputies[3]
  Head[4]Nikolay M. Yurtayev[2]
Area
  Total
10,250 km2 (3,960 sq mi)
Population
  Total
21,000
  Density2.0/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
  Urban
35.3%
  Rural
64.7%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban-type settlements, 12 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[1]1 urban-type settlements[6], 47 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBalakhtinsky Municipal District[7]
  Municipal divisions[7]1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata[8])
OKTMO ID04604000
Websitehttp://www.balahta.ru/
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Geography

The district is situated in the valley between the Chulym and Yenisei Rivers.

History

The district was founded on April 4, 1924.[2]

Government

As of 2013, the Head of the district is Nikolay M. Yurtayev.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic composition of the population was as follows:[citation needed]

The rate of the natural decline of the district population was 4.3 persons per 1,000 in 2009, which is in sharp contrast to the krai's average increase of 0.2 persons per 1,000.[11]

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