Karatuzsky District

Karatuzsky District (Russian: Карату́зский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the south of the krai and borders with Kuraginsky District and the Tuva Republic in the east, Yermakovsky District in the south and southwest, and with Shushensky and Minusinsky Districts in the west. The area of the district is 10,236 square kilometers (3,952 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Karatuzskoye. Population: 16,036(2010 Census); 18,795 (2002 Census); 19,923(1989 Census). The population of Karatuzskoye accounts for 46.5% of the district's total population.

Karatuzsky District
Каратузский район
The Kazyr River near the selo of Nizhniye Kuryaty in Karatuzsky District
Location of Karatuzsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 53°36′N 92°52′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai
EstablishedApril 4, 1924
Administrative centerKaratuzskoye
Government
  TypeLocal government
  BodyKaratuzsky District Council of Deputies
  HeadKonstantin A. Tyunin
Area
  Total10,236 km2 (3,952 sq mi)
Population
  Total16,036
  Estimate 
(2018)
14,950 (−6.8%)
  Density1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions14 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities28 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKaratuzsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID04622000
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