Balakhtinsky District Балахтинский район (Russian) |
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Location of Balakhtinsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai |
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Coordinates: 55°23′00″N 91°37′50″E / 55.38333°N 91.63056°ECoordinates: 55°23′00″N 91°37′50″E / 55.38333°N 91.63056°E | |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Administrative structure (as of December 2011) | |
Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Balakhta |
Administrative divisions: | |
Urban-type settlements | 1 |
Selsoviets | 12 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Urban-type settlements | 1 |
Rural localities | 47 |
Municipal structure (as of April 2010) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Balakhtinsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 12 |
Local government: | |
Head | Nikolay M. Yurtayev |
Representative body | Balakhtinsky District Council of Deputies |
Statistics | |
Area (municipal district) | 10,250 km2 (3,960 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 21,000 inhabitants |
• Urban | 35.3% |
• Rural | 64.7% |
Density | 2.05/km2 (5.3/sq mi) |
Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
Established | April 4, 1924 |
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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.
The district is situated in the valley between the Chulym and Yenisei Rivers.