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Pirovsky District

Pirovsky District
Пировский район (Russian)
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Location of Pirovsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 57°37′41″N 92°16′05″E / 57.62806°N 92.26806°E / 57.62806; 92.26806Coordinates: 57°37′41″N 92°16′05″E / 57.62806°N 92.26806°E / 57.62806; 92.26806
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai
Administrative structure (as of December 2011)
Administrative center selo of Pirovskoye
Administrative divisions:
selsoviet 10
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 39
Municipal structure (as of April 2010)
Municipally incorporated as Pirovsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 10
Local government:
Head Alexander I. Yevseyev
Representative body Pirovsky District Council of Deputies
Statistics
Area (municipal district) 6,241 km2 (2,410 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 7,572 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 1.21/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)
Established April 4, 1924
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Pirovsky District (Russian: Пи́ровский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southewest of the krai and borders with Yeniseysky District in the north, Kazachinsky District in the east, Bolshemurtinsky District in the southeast and south, and with Birilyussky District in the west. The area of the district is 6,241 square kilometers (2,410 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Pirovskoye. Population: 7,572 (2010 Census); 9,150 (2002 Census);11,861 (1989 Census). The population of Pirovskoye accounts for 39.7% of the district's total population.

The district was founded on April 4, 1924.

As of 2013, the Head of the district and the Chairman of the District Council is Alexander I. Yevseyev.

Russian revolutionary Mikhail Petrashevsky is buried on the district's territory.


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