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Bolshemurtinsky District

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Country
  
Russia

Urban-type settlements
  
1

Urban-type settlements
  
1

Founded
  
1924

Federal subject
  
Krasnoyarsk Krai

Selsoviets
  
11

Area
  
6,856 km²

Bolshemurtinsky District

Administrative center
  
urban-type settlement of Bolshaya Murta

Bolshemurtinsky District (Russian: Большемурти́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the krai and borders with Kazachinsky District in the north, Taseyevsky District in the east, Sukhobuzimsky and Yemelyanovsky Districts in the south, Birilyussky District in the west, and with Pirovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 6,856 square kilometers (2,647 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Bolshaya Murta. Population: 19,115 (2010 Census); 21,087 (2002 Census); 26,102 (1989 Census). The population of Bolshaya Murta accounts for 41.4% of the district's total population.

Contents

Map of Bolshemurtinsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Geography

The district is located in the forest steppe and subtaiga natural climatic zones.

History

The district was founded on April 4, 1924.

Government

As of 2013, the Head of the District and the Chairman of the District Council is Valery V. Verner.

Transportation

The total length of the auto routes in the district is 329.78 kilometers (204.92 mi), of which 324.78 kilometers (201.81 mi) are hard surface roads.

References

Bolshemurtinsky District Wikipedia