Novosyolovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-3001 district (

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), one of the forty-three in

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. It is located in the southwest of the

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and borders 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 north and east, Krasnoturansky District in the southeast, the

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in the southwest and west, and with Uzhursky District in the northwest. The area of the district is .Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai
Information about Novosyolovsky District
Its

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is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Novosyolovo. Population: 16,382 ( 2002 Census); The population of Novosyolovo accounts for 42.3% of the district's total population.

Geography

The

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flows through the district.

History

The district was founded on April 4, 1924. In 1911,

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was born in the village of Bolshaya Tes, which is currently located in the district.

Divisions and government

As of 2013, the Head of the district and the Chairman of the District Council is Andrey V. Volodin.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2013 Districts of Krasnoyarsk Krai States and territories established in 1924