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Kuraginsky District

Kuraginsky District
Курагинский район (Russian)
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Location of Kuraginsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 53°53′51″N 92°40′21″E / 53.89750°N 92.67250°E / 53.89750; 92.67250Coordinates: 53°53′51″N 92°40′21″E / 53.89750°N 92.67250°E / 53.89750; 92.67250
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai
Administrative structure (as of January 2014)
Administrative center urban-type settlement of Kuragino
Administrative divisions:
District towns 1
Urban-type settlements 4
Selsoviets 17
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 1
Urban-type settlements 4
Rural localities 63
Municipal structure (as of January 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Kuraginsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 5
Rural settlements 17
Local government:
Head Yevgeny D. Dmitriyev
Representative body Kuraginsky District Council of Deputies
Statistics
Area (municipal district) 24,073 km2 (9,295 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 47,690 inhabitants
• Urban 60.3%
• Rural 39.7%
Density 1.98/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
Established April 4, 1924
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Kuraginsky District (Russian: Кура́гинский 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 Balakhtinsky, Mansky, Partizansky, and Sayansky Districts in the north, Irkutsk Oblast in the northeast, the Tuva Republic in the southeast, Karatuzsky District in the north, Minusinsky District in the southwest, Krasnoturansky District in the west, and with Idrinsky Districts in the southeast. The area of the district is 24,073 square kilometers (9,295 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kuragino. Population: 47,690 (2010 Census); 51,873 (2002 Census);54,337 (1989 Census). The population of Kuragino accounts for 28.8% of the district's total population.

Kuraginsky District is the largest in terms of area in the south of Krasnoyarsk Krai. It stretches for 400 kilometers (250 mi) from west to east.


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