Uzhursky District

Uzhursky District (Russian: Ужу́рский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[6] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai and borders with Nazarovsky District in the north, Balakhtinsky District in the east, Novosyolovsky District in the southeast, the Republic of Khakassia in the south, and with Sharypovsky District in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 4,226 square kilometers (1,632 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the town of Uzhur.^[1] Population: 33,739 (2010 Census);^[5] 36,169 (2002 Census);^[8] 48,363 (1989 Soviet census).^[9] The population of Uzhur accounts for 47.7% of the district's total population.^[5]

Uzhursky District Ужурский район
District
Uchum Lake, Uzhursky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Uzhursky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 55°19′03″N 89°49′21″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Established	April 4, 1924[2]
Administrative center	Uzhur[1]
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Uzhursky District Council of Deputies[3]
• Head[4]	Gazilya N. Kuznetsova[2]
Area [2]
• Total	4,226 km2 (1,632 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	33,739
• Density	8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
• Urban	47.7%
• Rural	52.3%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 District towns, 12 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 cities/towns, 50 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Uzhursky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [7])
OKTMO ID	04656000
Website	http://www.rsuzhur.ru/

History

The district was founded on April 4, 1924.^[2]

Government

As of 2013, the Head of the District and the Chairman of the District Council is Gazilya N. Kuznetsova.^[2]