Mansky District (russian: Ма́нский райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #10-4765] and municipal
[Law #13-2864] district (
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
), 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 ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the south of the
krai
A krai or kray (; russian: край, , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR.
Etymologically, the word is relat ...
and borders with
Beryozovsky District in the north and northwest,
Uyarsky District in the northeast,
Partizansky District in the southeast,
Kuraginsky District
Kuraginsky District (russian: Кура́гинский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-3009 district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai and bo ...
in the south, and with
Balakhtinsky District in the southwest. The area of the district is .
[Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai]
Information about Mansky District
Its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
rural locality
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
(a ''
selo'') of
Shalinskoye.
Population: 18,618 (
2002 Census);
The population of Shalinskoye accounts for 24.5% of the district's total population.
Geography
Mansky District is situated in the
Mana River
The Mana (russian: Ма́на) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, a right tributary of the Yenisey.
The Mana has a length of and a basin area of .
The Mana is a popular place of rafting tourism, mostly on the calm, easily passable part o ...
valley. It stretches for from north to south.
Bolshaya Oreshnaya Cave, the second longest-stretching cave in Russia, is located on the district's territory. Other notable caves include Tyomnaya, Ledyanaya, Belaya, and Medvezhya, which are a part of the
Badzheyskiye Caves nature sanctuary of regional importance—a protected area of inanimate nature and a habitat of rare species.
[Дирекция по особо охраняемым природным территориям]
Перечень особо охранаямых природных территорий Красноярского края
(Directorate of Special Protection Natural Territories. List of Special Protection Natural Territories of Krasnoyarsk Krai.)
History
The district was founded on April 4, 1924.
Divisions and government
As of 2013, the Head of the district and the Chairman of the District Council is Sergey V. Belonozhkin.
References
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Districts of Krasnoyarsk Krai
States and territories established in 1924