Turukhansky District Туруханский район (Russian) |
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Location of Turukhansky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai |
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Coordinates: 64°N 88°E / 64°N 88°ECoordinates: 64°N 88°E / 64°N 88°E | |
Turukhansky Nature Reserve, Turukhansky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
Administrative structure (as of January 2014) | |
Administrative center | selo of Turukhansk |
Administrative divisions: | |
District towns | 1 |
Selsoviets | 6 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Cities/towns | 1 |
Rural localities | 33 |
Municipal structure (as of January 2014) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Turukhansky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 6 |
Local government: | |
Head | Anatoly I. Goloded |
Representative body | Turukhansky District Council of Deputies |
Statistics | |
Area (municipal district) | 211,189 km2 (81,541 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 18,708 inhabitants |
• Urban | 38.5% |
• Rural | 61.5% |
Density | 0.09/km2 (0.23/sq mi) |
Time zone | KRAT (UTC+07:00) |
Established | June 7, 1928 |
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Turukhansky District (Russian: Туруха́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the west of the krai and borders with Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District in the north, Evenkiysky District in the east, Yeniseysky District in the south, and with Tyumen Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 211,189 square kilometers (81,541 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Turukhansk. Population: 18,708 (2010 Census); 12,439 (2002 Census);19,257 (1989 Census). The population of Turukhansk accounts for 24.9% of the district's total population.
The following tributaries of the Yenisey flow through the district: the Podkamennaya Tunguska River, the Yeloguy River, the Nizhnyaya Tunguska River, the Turukhan River, and the Kureyka River.