Uzhursky District

Uzhursky District
Ужурский район
Uchum Lake, Uzhursky District
Location of Uzhursky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 55°19′03″N 89°49′21″E / 55.31750°N 89.82250°E / 55.31750; 89.82250
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai
EstablishedApril 4, 1924
Administrative centerUzhur
Government
  TypeLocal government
  BodyUzhursky District Council of Deputies
  HeadGazilya N. Kuznetsova
Area
  Total
4,226 km2 (1,632 sq mi)
Population
  Total
33,739
  Density8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
  Urban
47.7%
  Rural
52.3%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 District towns, 12 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 50 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asUzhursky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID04656000
Websitehttp://www.rsuzhur.ru/

Uzhursky District (Russian: Ужу́рский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal 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 4,226 square kilometers (1,632 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Uzhur. Population: 33,739(2010 Census); 36,169 (2002 Census); 48,363(1989 Soviet census). The population of Uzhur accounts for 47.7% of the district's total population.