Abansky District

Abansky District
Абанский район (Russian)
The Aban River near the settlement of Aban in Abansky District
Location of Abansky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 56°N 96°E / 56°N 96°E / 56; 96
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai
EstablishedApril 4, 1924
Administrative centerAban
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyAbansky District Council of Deputies
 • HeadMikhail I. Krivitsky
Area
 • Total
9,512 km2 (3,673 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
22,577
 • Density2.374/km2 (6.147/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions16 selsoviet
 • Inhabited localities64 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asAbansky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID04601000
Websitehttp://abannet.ru

Abansky District (Russian: А́банский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai and borders with Boguchansky District in the north, Irkutsk Oblast in the east, Nizhneingashsky District in the southeast, Ilansky District in the south, Kansky District in the southwest, Dzerzhinsky District in the west, and with Taseyevsky District in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 9,512 square kilometers (3,673 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Aban. Population: 22,577 (2010 census); 26,783 (2002 Census); 32,501 (1989 Soviet census).