Boguchansky District (Russian: Богуча́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the east of the krai and borders with Evenkiysky District in the north, Kezhemsky District in the east, Irkutsk Oblast in the southeast, Abansky District in the south, Taseyevsky District in the southwest, and with Motyginsky District in the west. The area of the district is 53,985 square kilometers (20,844 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Boguchany.[1] Population: 47,968 (2010 Census);[3] 50,503 (2002 Census);[7] 58,235 (1989 Census).[8] The population of Boguchany accounts for 23.4% of the district's total population.[3]

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2021)

Boguchansky District Богучанский район
District
The Angara River near the selo of Boguchany in Boguchansky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Boguchansky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 58°22′43″N 97°26′08″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnoyarsk Krai[1]
Established	July 4, 1927[2]
Administrative center	Boguchany[1]
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Boguchansky District Council of Deputies[2]
• Head[2]	Alexander V. Bakhtin[2]
Area [2]
• Total	53,985 km2 (20,844 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	47,968
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	45,525 (−5.1%)
• Density	0.89/km2 (2.3/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	18 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	29 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Boguchansky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	0 Urban settlements, 18 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [6])
OKTMO ID	04609000
Website	http://my.krskstate.ru/docs/regions/boguchanskiy-rayon/

Geography

The district is situated in the Angara River basin. From north to south, the district stretches for 280 kilometers (170 mi).

History

The district was founded on July 4, 1927.[2]

Government

The Head of the district is Alexander V. Bakhtin.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic composition of the population was as follows:^{[citation needed]}

• Russians: 86.4%
• Germans: 6.3%
• Chuvash: 1.8%
• Ukrainians: 1.4%
• Mordvins: 0.7%
• Belarusians: 0.6%
• Tatars: 0.5%
• Khakas: 0.1%

In 2009, the rate of the natural decline of the district population was 4.3 persons per 1,000 in 2006, which is in sharp contrast with the krai's average growth of 0.2 persons per 1,000.[9]

Economy

• Boguchany Dam, launched in October 2012
• Boguchany Aluminium Smelter, scheduled to open in 2013

References

Notes

Sources

• Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №10-4765 от 10 июня 2010 г. «О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края», в ред. Закона №7-3007 от 16 декабря 2014 г. «Об изменении административно-территориального устройства Большеулуйского района и о внесении изменений в Закон края "О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края"». Вступил в силу 1 июля 2010 г. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №33(404), 5 июля 2010 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #10-4765 of June 10, 2010 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai, as amended by the Law #7-3007 of December 16, 2014 On Changing the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Bolsheuluysky District and on Amending the Krai Law "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai". Effective as of July 1, 2010.).
• Законодательное собрание Красноярского края. Закон №13-3104 от 25 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Богучанский район и находящихся в его границах иных муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №4-1255 от 23 апреля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон края "Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Богучанский район и находящихся в его границах иных муниципальных образований" и Закон края "О перечне административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Красноярского края"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости высших органов государственной власти Красноярского края", №11, 20 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Law #13-3104 of February 25, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Boguchansky District and to Other Municipal Formations Within Its Borders, as amended by the Law #4-1255 of April 23, 2013 On Amending the Krai Law "On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of Boguchansky District and to Other Municipal Formations Within Its Borders" and the Krai Law "On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Territorial Units of Krasnoyarsk Krai". Effective as of ten days after the official publication.).

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