Minusinsky District
| Minusinsky District Минусинский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Minusinsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai |
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| Coordinates: 53°42′N 91°41′E / 53.700°N 91.683°ECoordinates: 53°42′N 91°41′E / 53.700°N 91.683°E | |
 M54 Highway near Znamenka in Minusinsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Administrative structure (as of December 2011) | |
| Administrative center | town of Minusinsk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| selsoviet | 13 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 39 |
| Municipal structure (as of November 2008) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Minusinsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 13 |
| Local government: | |
| Head | Alexander P. Shakhov |
| Representative body | Minusinsky District Council of Deputies |
| Statistics | |
| Area (municipal district) | 3,185 km2 (1,230 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 25,872 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 8.12/km2 (21.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
| Established | April 4, 1924 |
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| 2010 Census | 25,872 |
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| 2002 Census | 26,729 |
| 1989 Census | 25,803 |
| 1979 Census | 24,184 |
Minusinsky District (Russian: Минуси́нский 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 Krasnoturansky District in the north, Kuraginsky District in the east, Karatuzsky District in the southeast, Shushensky District in the south, and with the Republic of Khakassia in the west. The area of the district is 3,185 square kilometers (1,230 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Minusinsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,872.
The district is situated on the Yenisey River in the central part of the Minusinsk Hollow.
The district was founded on April 4, 1924.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Minusinsky District is one of the forty-three in the krai. The town of Minusinsk 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 thirteen selsoviets.
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