Bogotolsky District (russian: Богото́льский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-2868 district (

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), one of the forty-three in

Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai ( rus, Красноя́рский край, r=Krasnoyarskiy kray, p=krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Si ...

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. It is located in the southwest of the

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and borders with Tyukhtetsky District in the north, Bolsheuluysky District in the southeast,

Achinsky District Achinsky District (russian: А́чинский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-3134 district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai and borders wi ...

in the east, Nazarovsky and Sharypovsky Districts in the south, and with

Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть — Кузба́сс, translit=Kemerovskaya oblast — Kuzbass, ), also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, label=non ...

in the west. The area of the district is .Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai
Information about Bogotolsky District
Its

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is the

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of Bogotol (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 12,415 ( 2002 Census);

History

The history of the district dates back to the formation of the settlement of Bogotolsky (modern Bogotol); presumably, in 1703.Official website of Bogotolsky District
History
In the 17th century, the territory of what is now Bogotolsky District was settled by the Turkic tribes (Chulym

Tatars The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

). The name "Bogotol" (meaning ''a small beautiful valley'') was borrowed from the language of those tribes. Russians settled this area in the end of the 17th century. Peasants were engaged in agriculture and cattle breeding. The modern district was founded on May 25, 1925.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bogotolsky District is one of the forty-three in the krai. The town of Bogotol serves as its

, despite being incorporated separately as a krai town—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Law #10-4763 The district is divided into eight selsoviets. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bogotolsky Municipal District and is divided into eight rural settlements (corresponding to the administrative district's selsoviets). The krai town of Bogotol is incorporated separately from the district as Bogotol Urban Okrug.Law #12-2510

Economy

Transportation

The

Trans-Siberian Railway The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the ea ...

runs through district territory from west to east. Part of the

federal highway Federal Highways and Federal Routes can be found in: *Australia: Federal Highway *Brazil: Brazilian Federal Highway and Brazilian Highway System *Germany: ''Bundesstraßen'' *Malaysia: Federal Highway and Malaysian Federal Roads System *Mexic ...

M53 passes through the district as well.

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* * * * * {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2013 Districts of Krasnoyarsk Krai States and territories established in 1925