Birilyussky District

Birilyussky District (Russian: Бирилю́сский 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 Yeniseysky District in the north, Pirovsky District in the northeast, Bolshemurtinsky and Yemelyanovsky Districts in the east, Bolsheuluysky and Kozulsky Districts in the south, and with Tyukhtetsky District in the west. The area of the district is 11,779 square kilometers (4,548 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Novobirilyussy. Population: 10,927 (2010 Census); 13,090 (2002 Census); 16,806 (1989 Census). The population of Novobirilyussy accounts for 37.9% of the district's total population.