Shushensky District

Shushensky District (Russian: Шу́шенский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[7] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the south of the krai and borders with Minusinsky District in the north, Karatuzsky District in the northeast, Yermakovsky District in the east and southeast, the Tuva Republic in the southwest, and with the Republic of Khakassia in the west. The area of the district is 10,140 square kilometers (3,920 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Shushenskoye.^[1] Population: 33,216 (2010 Census);^[5] 36,891 (2002 Census);^[9] 37,628 (1989 Soviet census).^[10] The population of Shushenskoye accounts for 52.7% of the district's total population.^[5]

Shushensky District Шушенский район
District
Shushensky Forest, from river, Shushensky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Shushensky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 53°19′33″N 91°56′22″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Established	January 5, 1944[2]
Administrative center	Shushenskoye[1]
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Shushensky District Council of Deputies[3]
• Head[4]	Anatoly G. Kerzik[2]
Area [2]
• Total	10,140 km2 (3,920 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	33,216
• Density	3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
• Urban	52.7%
• Rural	47.3%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Urban-type settlements, 7 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 urban-type settlements[6], 29 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Shushensky Municipal District[7]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [8])
OKTMO ID	04659000
Website	http://www.arshush.ru

History

The district was founded on January 5, 1944.^[2]

Government

As of 2013, the Head of the district and the Chairman of the District Council is Anatoly G. Kerzik.^[2]