Kansky District
| Kansky District Канский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Kansky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai |
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| Coordinates: 56°12′N 95°43′E / 56.200°N 95.717°ECoordinates: 56°12′N 95°43′E / 56.200°N 95.717°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Administrative structure (as of December 2011) | |
| Administrative center | town of Kansk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| selsoviet | 15 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 61 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2009) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Kansky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 15 |
| Local government: | |
| Head | Lyudmila N. Krasnoshapko |
| Representative body | Kansky District Council of Deputies |
| Statistics | |
| Area (municipal district) | 4,321 km2 (1,668 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 27,281 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 6.31/km2 (16.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
| Established | April 4, 1924 |
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Kansky District (Russian: Ка́нский 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 Dzerzhinsky District in the north, Abansky District in the northeast, Ilansky District in the east, Irbeysky District in the south, Rybinsky District in the southwest, and with Sukhobuzimsky District in the west. The area of the district is 4,321 square kilometers (1,668 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kansk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 27,281 (2010 Census); 28,667 (2002 Census);31,177 (1989 Census).
The district is situated in the Kan River valley. The tributaries of the Kan flow through the district.
The district was founded on April 4, 1924.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kansky District is one of the forty-three in the krai. The town of Kansk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a krai town—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. The district is divided into fifteen selsoviets.
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