Turukhansky District (russian: Туруха́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-2925 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 west of the

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and borders with

Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District (russian: Таймы́рский Долга́но-Не́нецкий райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #2-54 district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia ...

in the north,

Evenkiysky District Evenkiysky District (russian: Эвенки́йский райо́н), or Evenkia (russian: Эвенкия),According to Article 2.4 of the Charter of Evenkiysky Municipal District, the names "Evenkiysky Municipal District" and "Evenkia" have e ...

in the east,

Yeniseysky District Yeniseysky District (russian: Енисе́йский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-3140 district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the west of the krai and borders w ...

in the south, and with

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

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of

Turukhansk Turukhansk (russian: Туруха́нск) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Turukhansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located north of Krasnoyarsk, at the confluence of the Yenisey and Nizhnyaya Tu ...

. Population: 12,439 ( 2002 Census); The population of Turukhansk accounts for 24.9% of the district's total population.

Geography

The following

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of the

Yenisey The Yenisey (russian: Енисе́й, ''Yeniséy''; mn, Горлог мөрөн, ''Gorlog mörön''; Buryat: Горлог мүрэн, ''Gorlog müren''; Tuvan: Улуг-Хем, ''Uluğ-Hem''; Khakas: Ким суғ, ''Kim suğ''; Ket: Ӄук, ...

flow through the district: the Podkamennaya Tunguska River, the Bakhta River, the

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, the Nizhnyaya Tunguska River, the

Turukhan River The Turukhan () is a river in northern Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. It is a southeast-flowing left tributary of the Yenisey. The river is long. The area of its basin is . The Turukhan freezes up in October and stays under the ice until late May ...

, and the Kureyka River.

History

The district was founded on June 7, 1928. The Central Siberia Nature Reserve was established in a sector of the district in 1985 as a

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of the

East Siberian taiga The East Siberian taiga ecoregion, in the Taiga and boreal forests biome, is a very large biogeographic region in eastern Russia. Setting This vast ecoregion is located in the heart of Siberia, stretching over 20° of latitude and 50° of longit ...

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. In 2013 the Museum of Taiga Traditions was established in Bakhta village.

Administrative divisions

Government

As of 2013, the Head of the district and the Chairman of the District Council is Anatoly I. Goloded.

Demographics

The district is home to most of

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to the

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of North American Indians. Nowadays, most of people still speaking Ket live in just three localities:

Kellog Kellog (russian: Келлог) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Turukhansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.Law #10-4765 It is located by the Yeloguy River.Елогуй, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov - ...

, Surgutikha, and Maduyka, all of which are situated in Turukhansky District. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the district was predominantly made up of Lithuanians, Germans, Russians, Tatars and Poles. When the Soviet Union fell apart, many of these peoples moved back to their respective countries, turning the entire area into an almost entirely Slavic one populated by

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, and

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. Aside from Slavic populations, around 10% of the district is made up of Ket people, and a few German families.

Notable people

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lived in exile on the territory of the modern district before the

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. * Alexander Kotusov (1955 - 2019),

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folk singer, composer and writer of songs in the Ket language.Siberian Lang - Alexander Maksimovich Kotusov
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* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2013 Districts of Krasnoyarsk Krai States and territories established in 1928