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Kuraginsky District

Field	Value
en_name	Kuraginsky District
ru_name	Курагинский район
image_map
map_caption	Location of Kuraginsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
image_view	Kuraginsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia - panoramio.jpg
image_caption	Landscape in Kuraginsky District
coordinates
image_flag	Flag of Kuraginsky rayon (Krasnoyarsk kray).png
image_coa	Coat of Arms of Kuragino rayon (Krasnoyarsk kray).png
federal_subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai
federal_subject_ref
adm_ctr_name	Kuragino
adm_ctr_ref
town_of_district_significance_type	District towns
no_of_towns_of_district_significance	1
urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type	Urban-type settlements
no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance	4
selsoviet_type1	Selsoviets
no_of_selsoviets_type1	17
no_of_cities_towns	1
no_of_urban-type_settlements	4
no_of_rural_localities	63
counts_ref
mun_formation1	Kuraginsky Municipal District
mun_formation1_ref
mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements	5
mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements	17
mun_formation1_counts_ref
mun_formation1_leader_title	Head
mun_formation1_leader_title_ref
mun_formation1_leader_name	Yevgeny D. Dmitriyev
mun_formation1_leader_name_ref
mun_formation1_representative_body	Kuraginsky District Council of Deputies
mun_formation1_representative_body_ref
area_km2	24073
area_km2_ref
pop_2010census	47690
urban_pop_2010census	60.3%
rural_pop_2010census	39.7%
established_date	April 4, 1924
established_date_ref
website	http://www.kuragino-krsn.ru/

|urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type=Urban-type settlements |no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance=4 |no_of_urban-type_settlements=4 Kuraginsky District () is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai and borders with Balakhtinsky, Mansky, Partizansky, and Sayansky Districts in the north, Nizhneudinsky District of Irkutsk Oblast in the northeast, Todzhinsky District of the Tuva Republic in the southeast, Karatuzsky District in the south, Minusinsky District in the southwest, Krasnoturansky District in the west, and with Idrinsky Districts in the northwest. The area of the district is 24073 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kuragino. Population: 51,873 (2002 Census); The population of Kuragino accounts for 28.8% of the district's total population.

Geography

Kuraginsky District is the largest in terms of area in the south of Krasnoyarsk Krai. It stretches for 400 km from west to east. It is located in the Eastern Sayan mountainous area, which includes Grandiozny Peak, the highest point of Krasnoyarsk Krai.

Climate in the district is strongly continental. Tourist attractions include the Kinzelyuk Waterfall, one of the highest in Russia.

History

The district was founded on April 4, 1924.

Government

As of 2013, the Head of the district and the Chairman of the District Council is Yevgeny D. Dmitriyev.

Economy

The district is a raw-material base for the metallurgical, food-processing, and timber industries.

Transportation

The Abakan-Tayshet railway passes through the district. The total length of the auto roads in the district is 641 km, of which 257.9 km are hard-surface roads.

Culture

There are thirty-nine clubs, two museums, thirty-six public libraries (with the total book stock numbering ~367,000 volumes), and three music schools.

Education

Thirty-six educational facilities are located in the district.

Public health services

There is one hospital, as well as four clinics. There are on average 1.23 medical workers per 1,000 people.

References

Notes

Sources

References

Law #10-4765
Law #13-3009
Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai. [http://www.krskstate.ru/msu/terdel/0/doc/27 Information about Kuraginsky District] {{Webarchive. link. (May 2, 2014 {{in lang). ru
{{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
"Пик Грандиозный - Энциклопедия Красноярского края".
Агенство труда и занятости населения Красноярского края. Проект переселения «Курагинский район». [http://www.rabota-enisey.ru/project/migration/project/kuragino Общая характеристика территории вселения «Курагинский район»] {{Webarchive. link. (August 22, 2009 {{in lang). ru

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