Kuraginsky District

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Kuraginsky District
Курагинский район (Russian)
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Administrative structure (as of January 2014)
Administrative center urban-type settlement of Kuragino[1]
Administrative divisions:[1]
District towns 1
Urban-type settlements 4
Selsoviets 17
Inhabited localities:[1]
Cities/towns 1
Urban-type settlements[2] 4
Rural localities 63
Municipal structure (as of January 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Kuraginsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[3]
Urban settlements 5
Rural settlements 17
Local government:
Head[4] Yevgeny D. Dmitriyev[4]
Representative body Kuraginsky District Council of Deputies[4]
Statistics
Area (municipal district) 24,073 km2 (9,295 sq mi)[4]
Population (2010 Census) 47,690 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 60.3%
• Rural 39.7%
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Time zone KRAT (UTC+07:00)[7]
Established April 4, 1924[4]
Official website
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Kuraginsky District]] on WikiCommons

Kuraginsky District (Russian: Кура́гинский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] 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).[4] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kuragino.[1] Population: 47,690 (2010 Census);[5] 51,873 (2002 Census);[8] 54,337 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Kuragino accounts for 28.8% of the district's total population.[5]

Geography

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.

Climate in the district is strongly continental.[10] Tourist attractions include the Kinzelyuk Waterfall, one of the highest in Russia.

History

The district was founded on April 4, 1924.[4]

Government

As of 2013, the Head of the district and the Chairman of the District Council is Yevgeny D. Dmitriyev.[4]

Economy

The district is a raw-material base for the metallurgical, food-processing, and timber industries.[10]

Transportation

The Abakan-Tayshet railway passes through the district. The total length of the auto roads in the district is 641 kilometers (398 mi), of which 257.9 kilometers (160.3 mi) are hard-surface roads.[10]

Culture

There are thirty-nine clubs, two museums, thirty-six public libraries (with the total book stock numbering ~367,000 volumes), and three music schools.[10]

Education

Thirty-six educational facilities are located in the district.[10]

Public health services

There is one hospitals, as well as four clinics. There are on average 1.23 medical workers per 1,000 people.[10]

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #10-4765
  2. The count of urban-type settlements includes the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Law #13-3009
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Information about Kuraginsky District (Russian)
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  6. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  7. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
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  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Агенство труда и занятости населения Красноярского края. Проект переселения «Курагинский район». Общая характеристика территории вселения «Курагинский район» (Russian)

Sources

  • Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №10-4765 от 10 июня 2010 г. «О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края», в ред. Закона №7-3007 от 16 декабря 2014 г. «Об изменении административно-территориального устройства Большеулуйского района и о внесении изменений в Закон края "О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края"». Вступил в силу 1 июля 2010 г. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №33(404), 5 июля 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #10-4765 of June 10, 2010 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai, as amended by the Law #7-3007 of December 16, 2014 On Changing the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Bolsheuluysky District and on Amending the Krai Law "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai". Effective as of July 1, 2010.).
  • Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №13-3009 от 18 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Курагинский район и находящихся в его границах иных муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №5-1826 от 21 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в Законы края об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципальных образований Красноярского края». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №9, 4 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #13-3009 of February 18, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Kuraginsky District and to Other Municipal Formations Within Its Borders, as amended by the Law #5-1826 of November 21, 2013 On Amending the Krai Laws on Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formations of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Effective as of ten days after the official publication.).