Kizilsky District

Kizilsky District
Кизильский район
View to the village Gryaznushensky, Kizilsky District
Location of Kizilsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Coordinates: 52°43′30″N 58°53′30″E / 52.72500°N 58.89167°E / 52.72500; 58.89167
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChelyabinsk Oblast
Established4 November 1926
Administrative centerKizilskoye
Area
  Total
4,413 km2 (1,704 sq mi)
Population
  Total
25,876
  Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions14 selsoviet
  Inhabited localities52 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKizilsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID75632000
Websitehttp://www.kizil74.ru/

Kizilsky District (Russian: Кизильский райо́н; Kazakh: Қызыл ауданы, Qyzyl aýdany) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 4,413 square kilometers (1,704 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kizilskoye. Population: 25,876(2010 Census); 27,679 (2002 Census); 30,220(1989 Soviet census). The population of Kizilskoye accounts for 25.7% of the district's total population.