Kuraginsky District
Курагинский район
District
Landscape in Kuraginsky District
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Location of Kuraginsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 53°53′51″N 92°40′21″E / 53.89750°N 92.67250°E / 53.89750; 92.67250
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai[1]
EstablishedApril 4, 1924[2]
Administrative centerKuragino[1]
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyKuraginsky District Council of Deputies[2]
 • Head[2]Yevgeny D. Dmitriyev[2]
Area
[2]
 • Total24,073 km2 (9,295 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total47,690
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
44,977 (−5.7%)
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
 • Urban
60.3%
 • Rural
39.7%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 District towns, 4 Urban-type settlements, 17 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities[1]1 cities/towns, 4 Urban-type settlements[5], 63 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKuraginsky Municipal District[6]
 • Municipal divisions[6]5 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata[7])
OKTMO ID04630000
Websitehttp://www.kuragino-krsn.ru/

Kuraginsky District (Russian: Кура́гинский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai and borders with Balakhtinsky, Mansky, Partizansky, and Sayansky Districts in the north, Nizhneudinsky District of Irkutsk Oblast in the northeast, Todzhinsky District of the Tuva Republic in the southeast, Karatuzsky District in the south, Minusinsky District in the southwest, Krasnoturansky District in the west, and with Idrinsky Districts in the northwest. The area of the district is 24,073 square kilometers (9,295 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kuragino.[1] Population: 47,690 (2010 Census);[3] 51,873 (2002 Census);[8] 54,337 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Kuragino accounts for 28.8% of the district's total population.[3]

Geography

Kuraginsky District is the largest in terms of area in the south of Krasnoyarsk Krai. It stretches for 400 kilometers (250 mi) from west to east. It is located in the Eastern Sayan mountainous area, which includes Grandiozny Peak, the highest point of Krasnoyarsk Krai.[10]

Climate in the district is strongly continental.[11] Tourist attractions include the Kinzelyuk Waterfall, one of the highest in Russia.

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 Yevgeny D. Dmitriyev.[2]

Economy

The district is a raw-material base for the metallurgical, food-processing, and timber industries.[11]

Transportation

The Abakan-Tayshet railway passes through the district. The total length of the auto roads in the district is 641 kilometers (398 mi), of which 257.9 kilometers (160.3 mi) are hard-surface roads.[11]

Culture

There are thirty-nine clubs, two museums, thirty-six public libraries (with the total book stock numbering ~367,000 volumes), and three music schools.[11]

Education

Thirty-six educational facilities are located in the district.[11]

Public health services

There is one hospital, as well as four clinics. There are on average 1.23 medical workers per 1,000 people.[11]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #10-4765
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Information about Kuraginsky District Archived May 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  6. ^ a b c Law #13-3009
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  10. ^ Пик Грандиозный - Энциклопедия Красноярского края
  11. ^ a b c d e f Агенство труда и занятости населения Красноярского края. Проект переселения «Курагинский район». Общая характеристика территории вселения «Курагинский район» Archived August 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)

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