Kataysky District

Kataysky District
Катайский район
Okhonin Brovi Protected Area, Kataysky District
Location of Kataysky District in Kurgan Oblast
Coordinates: 56°18′0.0″N 62°34′0.1″E / 56.300000°N 62.566694°E / 56.300000; 62.566694
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKurgan Oblast
Established1 January 1924
Administrative centerKataysk
Area
  Total
2,670 km2 (1,030 sq mi)
Population
  Total
23,991
  Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
  Urban
58.4%
  Rural
41.6%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 15 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 48 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKataysky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID37612000
Websitehttp://katayskraion.ru/

Kataysky District (Russian: Катайский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,670 square kilometers (1,030 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kataysk. Population: 23,991(2010 Census); 28,099 (2002 Census); 31,720(1989 Soviet census). The population of Kataysk accounts for 58.4% of the district's total population.