Yeysky District

Yeysky District (Russian: Е́йский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.^[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Yeysky Municipal District.^[4] It is located in the northwest of the krai. The area of the district is 2,120 square kilometers (820 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the town of Yeysk (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[1] Population: 44,067 (2010 Census);^[3] 43,962 (2002 Census);^[6] 40,165 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Yeysky District Ейский район
District
Landscape in Yeysky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Yeysky District in Krasnodar Krai
Coordinates: 46°41′N 38°17′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnodar Krai[1]
Established	1924
Administrative center	Yeysk[1]
Area [2]
• Total	2,120 km2 (820 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	44,067
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	10 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[1]	32 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Yeysky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	03616000
Website	http://yeiskraion.ru/

Geography

Yeysky District is home to Lake Khanskoye.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yeysky District is one of the thirty-eight in the krai.^[1] The town of Yeysk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts (and which, in addition to Yeysk, also includes seven rural localities).^[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Yeysky Municipal District, with the Town of Yeysk being incorporated within it as Yeyskoye Urban Settlement.^[4]