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Balakhtinsky District

Balakhtinsky District
Балахтинский район (Russian)
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Location of Balakhtinsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 55°23′00″N 91°37′50″E / 55.38333°N 91.63056°E / 55.38333; 91.63056Coordinates: 55°23′00″N 91°37′50″E / 55.38333°N 91.63056°E / 55.38333; 91.63056
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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.


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