Norilsk Urban District

Norilsk Urban District
Норильск (Russian)
Location of the Norilsk Urban District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 69°20′00″N 88°13′00″E / 69.33333°N 88.21667°E / 69.33333; 88.21667
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai
EstablishedJuly 15, 1953
Administrative centerNorilsk
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyDuma
 • HeadDmitry Vladimirovich Karasyov
Area
 • Total
4,509 km2 (1,741 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
176,252
 • Estimate 
(2024)
177,427
 • Density39.09/km2 (101.2/sq mi)
 • Urban
100%
 • Rural
0%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asNorilsk Urban Okrug
 • Municipal divisions2 urban settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID04729000
Websitehttps://www.norilsk-city.ru/

The Norilsk Urban District or Norilsk Urban Okrug (Russian: Город Норильск) is an administrative and municipal city district (okrug), one of the twenty-two in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is enclaved inside the Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District. The area of the district is 4,509 square kilometers (1,741 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Norilsk, which accounts for 99.5% of the district's population. The population at the 2021 census was 175,237 inhabitants. Population: 175,237 (2021 census); 176,252 (2010 census); 221,908 (2002 census); 267,609 (1989 Soviet census).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1959123,513—    
1970159,206+28.9%
1979234,633+47.4%
1989267,609+14.1%
2002221,908−17.1%
2010176,252−20.6%
2021175,237−0.6%
Source: Censuses