Uzhursky District
District in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
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Uzhursky District (Russian: Ужу́рский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai and borders with Nazarovsky District in the north, Balakhtinsky District in the east, Novosyolovsky District in the southeast, the Republic of Khakassia in the south, and with Sharypovsky District in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 4,226 square kilometers (1,632 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Uzhur.[1] Population: 33,739 (2010 census);[5] 36,169 (2002 Census);[8] 48,363 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Uzhur accounts for 47.7% of the district's total population.[5]
Uzhursky District
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Uchum Lake, Uzhursky District | |
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 Location of Uzhursky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
| Coordinates: 55°19′03″N 89°49′21″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai[1] |
| Established | April 4, 1924[2] |
| Administrative center | Uzhur[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Uzhursky District Council of Deputies[3] |
| • Head[4] | Gazilya N. Kuznetsova[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,226 km2 (1,632 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 33,739 |
| • Density | 7.984/km2 (20.68/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 47.7% |
| • Rural | 52.3% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 District towns, 12 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 50 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Uzhursky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4  [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 04656000 |
| Website | http://www.rsuzhur.ru/ |
History
The district was founded on April 4, 1924.[2]
Government
As of 2013, the Head of the District and the Chairman of the District Council is Gazilya N. Kuznetsova.[2]