Abansky District

Abansky District (Russian: А́банский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai and borders with Boguchansky District in the north, Irkutsk Oblast in the east, Nizhneingashsky District in the southeast, Ilansky District in the south, Kansky District in the southwest, Dzerzhinsky District in the west, and with Taseyevsky District in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 9,512 square kilometers (3,673 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Aban. Population: 22,577(2010 Census); 26,783 (2002 Census); 32,501(1989 Census).

Abansky District
Абанский район
The Aban River near the settlement of Aban in Abansky District
Location of Abansky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 56°N 96°E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai
EstablishedApril 4, 1924
Administrative centerAban
Government
  TypeLocal government
  BodyAbansky District Council of Deputies
  HeadMikhail I. Krivitsky
Area
  Total9,512 km2 (3,673 sq mi)
Population
  Total22,577
  Estimate 
(2018)
19,951 (−11.6%)
  Density2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions16 selsoviet
  Inhabited localities64 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asAbansky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID04601000
Websitehttp://abannet.ru
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