Kansky District

Kansky District
Канский район (Russian)
Uraya River in Kansky District
Location of Kansky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 56°12′N 95°43′E / 56.200°N 95.717°E / 56.200; 95.717
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai
EstablishedApril 4, 1924
Administrative centerKansk
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyKansky District Council of Deputies
 • HeadLyudmila N. Krasnoshapko
Area
 • Total
4,321 km2 (1,668 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
27,281
 • Density6.314/km2 (16.35/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions15 selsoviet
 • Inhabited localities61 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKansky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID04621000
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20120304182750/http://www.kanskraion.ru/

Kansky District (Russian: Ка́нский 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 Dzerzhinsky District in the north, Abansky District in the northeast, Ilansky District in the east, Irbeysky District in the south, Rybinsky District in the southwest, and with Sukhobuzimsky District in the west. The area of the district is 4,321 square kilometers (1,668 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kansk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 27,281 (2010 census); 28,667 (2002 Census); 31,177 (1989 Soviet census).