| En name | Balakhtinsky District |
|---|---|
| Ru name | Балахтинский район |
| Coordinates | 55°23′00″N 91°37′50″E |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Adm ctr name | Balakhta |
| No of urban-type settlements of district significance | 1 |
| No of urban-type settlements | 1 |
| No of rural localities | 47 |
| Mun formation 1 | Balakhtinsky Municipal District |
| Mun formation1 no of urban settlements | 1 |
| Mun formation1 no of rural settlements | 12 |
| Head | Nikolay M. Yurtayev |
| Mun formation1 representative body | Balakhtinsky District Council of Deputies |
| Area | 10250 km² |
| Pop 2010census | 21000 |
| Urban pop 2010census | 35.3% |
| Rural pop 2010census | 64.7% |
| Established date | April 4, 1924 |
| Website | http://www.balahta.ru/ |
Balakhtinsky District (Russian: Балахти́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai and borders with Kozulsky and Yemelyanovsky Districts in the north, Beryozovsky District in the northeast, Mansky District in the east, Kuraginsky District in the southeast, Idrinsky, Krasnoturansky, and Novosyolovsky Districts in the south, Uzhursky District in the west, and with Nazarovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 10,250 square kilometers (3,960 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Balakhta.[1] Population: 25,518 (2002 Census);[4] The population of Balakhta accounts for 35.3% of the district's total population.[5]
Geography
The district is situated in the valley between the Chulym and Yenisei Rivers.
History
The district was founded on April 4, 1924.[3]
Government
As of 2013, the Head of the district is Nikolay M. Yurtayev.[3]
Demographics
As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic composition of the population was as follows:[citation needed]
- Russians: 86.4%
- Germans: 6.3%
- Chuvash: 1.8%
- Ukrainians: 1.4%
- Mordvins: 0.7%
- Belarusians: 0.6%
- Tatars: 0.5%
- Khakas: 0.1%
The rate of the natural decline of the district population was 4.3 persons per 1,000 in 2009, which is in sharp contrast to the krai's average increase of 0.2 persons per 1,000.[6]
References
Notes
- ^ Law #10-4765
- ^ Law #13-3005
- ^ Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Information about Balakhtinsky District Archived November 16, 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
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- ^ 2010Census
- ^ Агенство труда и занятости населения Красноярского края. Проект переселения «Балахтинский район». Общая характеристика территории вселения «Балахтинский район» Archived August 22, 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)