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Bolshemurtinsky District

Bolshemurtinsky District
Бальшемуртинский район (Russian)
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Location of Bolshemurtinsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 56°54′25″N 93°09′59″E / 56.90694°N 93.16639°E / 56.90694; 93.16639Coordinates: 56°54′25″N 93°09′59″E / 56.90694°N 93.16639°E / 56.90694; 93.16639
Оссия, Красноярский Край, Большемуртинский Район, Хмелёво - panoramio.jpg
Mist on lake in Bolshemurtinsky District
Flag of Bolshemurtinsky rayon (Krasnoyarsk krai).png
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai
Administrative structure (as of January 2014)
Administrative center urban-type settlement of Bolshaya Murta
Administrative divisions:
Urban-type settlements 1
Selsoviets 11
Inhabited localities:
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 37
Municipal structure (as of January 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Bolshemurtinsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 11
Local government:
Head Valery V. Verner
Representative body Bolshemurtinsky District Council of Deputies
Statistics
Area (municipal district) 6,856 km2 (2,647 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 19,115 inhabitants
• Urban 49.9%
• Rural 50.1%
Density 2.79/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
Established April 4, 1924
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Bolshemurtinsky District (Russian: Большемурти́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the krai and borders with Kazachinsky District in the north, Taseyevsky District in the east, Sukhobuzimsky and Yemelyanovsky Districts in the south, Birilyussky District in the west, and with Pirovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 6,856 square kilometers (2,647 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Bolshaya Murta. Population: 19,115 (2010 Census); 21,087 (2002 Census);26,102 (1989 Census). The population of Bolshaya Murta accounts for 41.4% of the district's total population.

The district is located in the forest steppe and subtaiga natural climatic zones.

The district was founded on April 4, 1924.

As of 2013, the Head of the District and the Chairman of the District Council is Valery V. Verner.

The total length of the auto routes in the district is 329.78 kilometers (204.92 mi), of which 324.78 kilometers (201.81 mi) are hard surface roads.


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