Krasnoyarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast

Krasnoyarsky District (Russian: Красноя́рский райо́н; Kazakh: Қызылжар ауданы, Qyzyljar aýdany) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the eleven in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 5,260.48 square kilometers (2,031.08 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Krasny Yar. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 35,615, with the population of Krasny Yar accounting for 33.2% of that number.

Krasnoyarsky District
Красноярский район
Wetlands in Krasnoyarsky District
Location of Krasnoyarsky District in Astrakhan Oblast
Coordinates: 46°32′N 48°21′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAstrakhan Oblast
EstablishedJuly 1925
Administrative centerKrasny Yar
Area
  Total5,260.48 km2 (2,031.08 sq mi)
Population
  Total35,615
  Estimate 
(2018)
37,058 (+4.1%)
  Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions9 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities51 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKrasnoyarsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 )
OKTMO ID12630000
Websitehttp://www.krasniyar.ru
Population of Krasnoyarsky District
2010 Census35,615
2002 Census38,534
1989 Census45,547
1979 Census27,645
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