Kuraginsky District

Kuraginsky District (Russian: Кура́гинский 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 Balakhtinsky, Mansky, Partizansky, and Sayansky Districts in the north, Nizhneudinsky District of Irkutsk Oblast in the northeast, Todzhinsky District of the Tuva Republic in the southeast, Karatuzsky District in the south, Minusinsky District in the southwest, Krasnoturansky District in the west, and with Idrinsky Districts in the northwest. The area of the district is 24,073 square kilometers (9,295 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kuragino. Population: 47,690 (2010 Census); 51,873 (2002 Census); 54,337 (1989 Census). The population of Kuragino accounts for 28.8% of the district's total population.

Kuraginsky District
Курагинский район
District
Landscape in Kuraginsky District
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Kuraginsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 53°53′51″N 92°40′21″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai
EstablishedApril 4, 1924
Administrative centerKuragino
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyKuraginsky District Council of Deputies
 • HeadYevgeny D. Dmitriyev
Area
 • Total24,073 km2 (9,295 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total47,690
 • Estimate 
(2018)
44,977 (−5.7%)
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
 • Urban
60.3%
 • Rural
39.7%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 District towns, 4 Urban-type settlements, 17 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 4 Urban-type settlements, 63 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKuraginsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions5 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID04630000
Websitehttp://www.kuragino-krsn.ru/
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