Bolshemurtinsky District

Bolshemurtinsky District
Бальшемуртинский район
Mist on lake in Bolshemurtinsky District
Location of Bolshemurtinsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 56°54′25″N 93°09′59″E / 56.90694°N 93.16639°E / 56.90694; 93.16639
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai
EstablishedApril 4, 1924
Administrative centerBolshaya Murta
Government
  TypeLocal government
  BodyBolshemurtinsky District Council of Deputies
  HeadValery V. Verner
Area
  Total
6,856 km2 (2,647 sq mi)
Population
  Total
19,115
  Density2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
  Urban
49.9%
  Rural
50.1%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban-type settlements, 11 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 37 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBolshemurtinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID04610000
Websitehttp://www.bmurta.ru/

Bolshemurtinsky District (Russian: Большемурти́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the krai and borders with Kazachinsky District in the north, Taseyevsky District in the east, Sukhobuzimsky and Yemelyanovsky Districts in the south, Birilyussky District in the west, and with Pirovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 6,856 square kilometers (2,647 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Bolshaya Murta. Population: 19,115(2010 Census); 21,087 (2002 Census); 26,102(1989 Soviet census). The population of Bolshaya Murta accounts for 41.4% of the district's total population.