Karatuzsky District

Karatuzsky District Каратузский район (Russian)
Location of Karatuzsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 53°36′N 92°52′E / 53.600°N 92.867°E / 53.600; 92.867Coordinates: 53°36′N 92°52′E / 53.600°N 92.867°E / 53.600; 92.867
The Kazyr River near the selo of Nizhniye Kuryaty in Karatuzsky District
Coat of arms	Flag
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai
Administrative structure (as of December 2011)
Administrative center	selo of Karatuzskoye
Administrative divisions:
Selsoviets	14
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities	28
Municipal structure (as of January 2009)
Municipally incorporated as	Karatuzsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements	0
Rural settlements	14
Local government:
Head	Konstantin A. Tyunin
Representative body	Karatuzsky District Council of Deputies
Statistics
Area (municipal district)	10,236 km2 (3,952 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)	16,036 inhabitants
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Density	1.57/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
Time zone	KRAT (UTC+07:00)
Established	April 4, 1924
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Karatuzsky District (Russian: Карату́зский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the south of the krai and borders with Kuraginsky District and the Tuva Republic in the east, Yermakovsky District in the south and southwest, and with Shushensky and Minusinsky Districts in the west. The area of the district is 10,236 square kilometers (3,952 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Karatuzskoye. Population: 16,036 (2010 Census); 18,795 (2002 Census);19,923 (1989 Census). The population of Karatuzskoye accounts for 46.5% of the district's total population.

The district is located in the Amyl River basin, in the southeastern part of the Minusinsk Hollow at the spurs of eastern Sayan Mountains.

The district was founded on April 4, 1924.

As of 2013, the Head of the district and the Chairman of the District Council is Konstantin A. Tyunin.

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