Mansky District () is an administrative
[Law #10-4765] and municipal
[Law #13-2864] district (
raion
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), one of the
forty-three in
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai (, ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (a krai) of Russia located in Siberia. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Krasnoyarsk, the second-largest city in Siberia after ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the south of the
krai
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Etymologically, the word is related to the verb "" ...
and borders with
Beryozovsky District in the north and northwest,
Uyarsky District
Uyarsky District () is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-3040 district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the south of the krai and borders with Sukhobuzimsky District in the north, Ryb ...
in the northeast,
Partizansky District in the southeast,
Kuraginsky District in the south, and with
Balakhtinsky District
Balakhtinsky District () is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-3005 district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Krasnoyarsk Krai, forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai and b ...
in the southwest. The area of the district is .
[Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai]
Information about Mansky District
Its
administrative center
An administrative centre 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 the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
rural locality (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 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