Krasnoselkupsky District

Krasnoselkupsky District (Russian: Красносельку́пский райо́н, Selkup: Нярӄый щёй ӄумый район) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion), one of the seven in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 106,270 square kilometers (41,030 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Krasnoselkup.^[1] Population: 6,204 (2010 Census);^[3] 6,384 (2002 Census);^[6] 7,940 (1989 Soviet census).^[7] The population of Krasnoselkup accounts for 64.1% of the district's total population.^[3]

Krasnoselkupsky District Красноселькупский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Selkup	Нярӄый щёй ӄумый район
Upper Taz Reserve
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Location of Krasnoselkupsky District in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 65°42′20″N 82°27′36″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug[1]
Administrative center	Krasnoselkup[1]
Area [2]
• Total	106,270 km2 (41,030 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	6,204
• Density	0.058/km2 (0.15/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	4 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Krasnoselkupsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	0 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5])
OKTMO ID	71913000
Website	http://www.selkup-adm.ru/

Geography

Lake Chyortovo, a chain of lakes, is located in the district. The Taz and its tributary the Toka are the main rivers.^[8][9]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (2021):^[10]

• Russians – 54.8%
• Selkups – 25.2%
• Tatars – 3.2%
• Ukrainians – 3.1%
• Nenets – 1.3%
• Bashkirs – 1.2%
• Mordvins – 1.1%
• Azerbaijanis – 1.0%
• Others – 6%