Sayansky District

Sayansky District (Russian: Сая́нский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[6] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai and borders Rybinsky District in the north, Irbeysky District in the east, Irkutsk Oblast in the southeast, Kuraginsky District in the south, and Partizansky District in the west. The area of the district is 8,031 square kilometers (3,101 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Aginskoye.^[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 12,002, with the population of Aginskoye accounting for 46.5% of that number.^[5]

Sayansky District Саянский район
District
The Anzha River in Sayansky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sayansky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 55°16′N 94°54′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Established	April 4, 1924[2]
Administrative center	Aginskoye[1]
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Sayansky District Council of Deputies[3]
• Head[4]	Igor V. Danilin[2]
Area [2]
• Total	8,031 km2 (3,101 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	12,002
• Density	1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	14 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	36 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Sayansky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	0 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [7])
OKTMO ID	04648000
Website	http://adm-sayany.ru

Population of Sayansky District

2010 Census	12,002[5]
2002 Census	14,542[8]
1989 Census	17,020[9]
1979 Census	16,252[10]

History

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

Government

As of 2017, the Head of the district is Igor V. Danilin.^[2]