Balakhtinsky District
Balakhtinsky District (Russian: Балахти́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal 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). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Balakhta. Population: 21,000 (2010 Census); 25,518 (2002 Census); 28,572 (1989 Census). The population of Balakhta accounts for 35.3% of the district's total population.
Balakhtinsky District
Балахтинский район | |
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Landscape in Balakhtinsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Balakhtinsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
| Coordinates: 55°23′00″N 91°37′50″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Established | April 4, 1924 |
| Administrative center | Balakhta |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Balakhtinsky District Council of Deputies |
| • Head | Nikolay M. Yurtayev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,250 km2 (3,960 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 21,000 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 18,664 (−11.1%) |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.3/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 35.3% |
| • Rural | 64.7% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements, 12 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 Urban-type settlements, 47 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Balakhtinsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 04604000 |
| Website | http://www.balahta.ru/ |