Selsoviets 6 Area 209,309 km² | District towns 1 Cities/towns 1 Founded 7 June 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.
Contents
- Map of Turukhansky District Krasnoyarsk Krai Russia
- Geography
- History
- Government
- Demographics
- Notable people
- References
Map of Turukhansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Geography
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.
History
The district was founded on June 7, 1928.
Government
As of 2013, the Head of the district and the Chairman of the District Council is Anatoly I. Goloded.
Demographics
The district is home to most of Ket people, a small and declining ethnic group whose language is thought by some linguists to be related to the Na-Dene languages of North American Indians. Nowadays, most of people still speaking Ket live in just three localities: Kellog, Surgutikha, and Maduyka, all of which are situated in Turukhansky District.
Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the district was predominantly made up of Lithuanians, Germans, Russians, Tatars and Poles. When the Soviet Union fell apart many of these peoples moved back to their respective counties. Turning the entire area into an almost entirely Slavic one populated by Ukrainians, Belorussians, and Russians. Aside from Slavic populations around 10% of the district is made up of Ket People, and a few German families.
Notable people
Joseph Stalin lived in exile on the territory of the modern district before the October Revolution.