Pirovsky District Explained

En Name:Pirovsky District
Ru Name:Пировский район
Coordinates:57.6281°N 92.2681°W
Federal Subject:Krasnoyarsk Krai
Adm Data As Of:December 2011
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Pirovskoye
Selsoviet Type1:selsoviet
No Of Selsoviets Type1:10
No Of Rural Localities:39
Mun Data As Of:April 2010
Mun Formation1:Pirovsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:10
Mun Formation1 Leader Title:Head
Mun Formation1 Leader Title Ref:[1]
Mun Formation1 Leader Name:Alexander I. Yevseyev
Mun Formation1 Representative Body:Pirovsky District Council of Deputies
Mun Formation1 Representative Body Ref:[2]
Area Of What:municipal district
Area Km2:6241
Pop 2010Census:7572
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Established Date:April 4, 1924
Newspaper:Zarya (Dawn)
Website:http://www.piradm.ru/
Date:February 2013

Pirovsky District (Russian: Пи́ровский райо́н) is an administrative[3] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai and is bordered by Yeniseysky District in the north, Kazachinsky District in the east, Bolshemurtinsky District in the southeast and south, and Birilyussky District in the west. The area of the district is 6241km2.[5] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Pirovskoye. In 2010, the district's population was the population was 9,150 in 2002 (2002 Census) and 11,896 in 1989 The population of Pirovskoye accounts for 39.7% of the district's total population.

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 Alexander I. Yevseyev.

Notable people

Russian revolutionary Mikhail Petrashevsky is buried within the bounds of Pirovsky District.

References

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Charter, Article 12
  2. Charter, Article 19
  3. Law #10-4765
  4. Law #13-2900
  5. Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Information about Pirovsky District