Pirovsky District

District in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Pirovsky District (Russian: Пи́ровский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai and is bordered by Yeniseysky District in the north, Kazachinsky District in the east, Bolshemurtinsky District in the southeast and south, and Birilyussky District in the west. The area of the district is 6,241 square kilometers (2,410 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Pirovskoye.[1] In 2010, the district's population was 7,572(2010 Census);[5] the population was 9,150 in 2002 (2002 Census)[8] and 11,896 in 1989(1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Pirovskoye accounts for 39.7% of the district's total population.[5]

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Pirovsky District
Пировский район
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Location of Pirovsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 57°37′41″N 92°16′05″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai[1]
EstablishedApril 4, 1924[2]
Administrative centerPirovskoye[1]
Government
  TypeLocal government
  BodyPirovsky District Council of Deputies[3]
  Head[4]Alexander I. Yevseyev[2]
Area
  Total6,241 km2 (2,410 sq mi)
Population
  Total7,572
  Density1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions10 selsoviet
  Inhabited localities[1]39 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asPirovsky Municipal District[6]
  Municipal divisions[6]0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 Edit this on Wikidata[7])
OKTMO ID04645000
Websitehttp://www.piradm.ru/
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History

The district was founded on April 4, 1924.[2]

Government

As of 2013, the Head of the district and the Chairman of the District Council is Alexander I. Yevseyev.[2]

Notable people

Russian revolutionary Mikhail Petrashevsky is buried within the bounds of Pirovsky District.

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