Tyukhtetsky District

Tyukhtetsky District (Russian: Тюхте́тский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai and borders with Yeniseysky District in the north, Birilyussky and Bolsheuluysky Districts in the east, Bogotolsky District in the south, and with Kemerovo and Tomsk Oblasts in the west. The area of the district is 9,339 square kilometers (3,606 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tyukhtet.^[1] Population: 8,858 (2010 Census);^[3] 10,386 (2002 Census);^[6] 12,814 (1989 Soviet census).^[7] The population of Tyukhtet accounts for 54.1% of the district's total population.^[3]

Tyukhtetsky District Тюхтетский район
District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Tyukhtetsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 56°31′48″N 89°18′36″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Established	May 25, 1925[2]
Administrative center	Tyukhtet[1]
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Tyukhtetsky District Council of Deputies[2]
• Head[2]	Gennady P. Dzalba[2]
Area [2]
• Total	9,339 km2 (3,606 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	8,858
• Density	0.95/km2 (2.5/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	10 selsoviet
• Inhabited localities[1]	34 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Tyukhtetsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [5])
OKTMO ID	04655000
Website	http://tuhtet-adm.ru/

History

The district was founded on May 25, 1925.^[2]

Government

As of 2013, the Head of the district is Gennady P. Dzalba and the Chairman of the District Council is Viktor S. Petrovich.^[2]