Uzhursky District Explained

En Name:Uzhursky District
Ru Name:Ужурский район
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Coordinates:55.3175°N 89.8225°W
Federal Subject:Krasnoyarsk Krai
Adm Data As Of:December 2011
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Uzhur
Town Of District Significance Type:District towns
No Of Towns Of District Significance:1
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:12
No Of Cities Towns:1
No Of Rural Localities:50
Mun Data As Of:January 2009
Mun Formation1:Uzhursky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:12
Mun Formation1 Leader Title:Head
Mun Formation1 Leader Title Ref:[1]
Mun Formation1 Leader Name:Gazilya N. Kuznetsova
Mun Formation1 Representative Body:Uzhursky District Council of Deputies
Mun Formation1 Representative Body Ref:[2]
Area Of What:municipal district
Area Km2:4226
Pop 2010Census:33739
Urban Pop 2010Census:47.7%
Rural Pop 2010Census:52.3%
Established Date:April 4, 1924
Website:http://www.rsuzhur.ru/
Date:April 2013

Uzhursky District (Russian: Ужу́рский 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 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 4226km2.[5] Its administrative center is the town of Uzhur. Population: 36,169 (2002 Census); The population of Uzhur accounts for 47.7% 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 Gazilya N. Kuznetsova.

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Charter, Article 13
  2. Charter, Article 20
  3. Law #10-4765
  4. Law #13-3028
  5. Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Information about Uzhursky District