Novosyolovsky District Explained

En Name:	Novosyolovsky District
Ru Name:	Новосёловский район
Image View:	Красноярское водохранилище в районе Новосёлово.jpg
Coordinates:	55°N 143°W
Federal Subject:	Krasnoyarsk Krai
Adm Data As Of:	December 2011
Adm Ctr Type:	selo
Adm Ctr Name:	Novosyolovo
Selsoviet Type1:	selsoviet
No Of Selsoviets Type1:	8
No Of Rural Localities:	30
Mun Data As Of:	November 2008
Mun Formation1:	Novosyolovsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:	0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:	8
Mun Formation1 Leader Title:	Head
Mun Formation1 Leader Name:	Andrey V. Volodin
Mun Formation1 Representative Body:	Novosyolovsky District Council of Deputies
Area Of What:	municipal district
Area Km2:	3881
Pop 2010Census:	14135
Urban Pop 2010Census:	0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:	100%
Established Date:	April 4, 1924
Newspaper:	Grani (Verges)
Website:	http://nov-krs.ru
Date:	February 2013

Novosyolovsky District (Russian: Новосёловский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[2] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai and borders with Balakhtinsky District in the north and east, Krasnoturansky District in the southeast, the Republic of Khakassia in the southwest and west, and with Uzhursky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 3881km2.^[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Novosyolovo. Population: 16,382 (2002 Census); The population of Novosyolovo accounts for 42.3% of the district's total population.

Geography

The Yenisey River flows through the district.

The district was founded on April 4, 1924.

In 1911, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Konstantin Chernenko was born in the village of Bolshaya Tes, which is currently located in the district.

As of 2013, the Head of the district and the Chairman of the District Council is Andrey V. Volodin.