Krasnoyarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Krasnoyarsky District.

Krasnoyarsky District (Russian: Красноя́рский райо́н; Kazakh: Қызылжар ауданы, Qyzyljar audany) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] district (raion), one of the eleven in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 5,260.48 square kilometers (2,031.08 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Krasny Yar.^[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 35,615, with the population of Krasny Yar accounting for 33.2% of that number.^[4]

Krasnoyarsky District Красноярский район
District
Wetlands in Krasnoyarsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Krasnoyarsky District in Astrakhan Oblast
Coordinates: 46°32′N 48°21′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Astrakhan Oblast[1]
Established	July 1925[2]
Administrative center	Krasny Yar[1]
Area [3]
• Total	5,260.48 km2 (2,031.08 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	35,615
• Density	6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	9 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	51 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Krasnoyarsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK+1 [6])
OKTMO ID	12630000
Website	http://www.krasniyar.ru

Population of Krasnoyarsky District

2010 Census	35,615[4]
2002 Census	38,534[7]
1989 Census	45,547[8]
1979 Census	27,645[9]

History

The district was established in July 1925.^[2]