Achinsky District
municipal district in Russia
Achinsky District (Russian: А́чинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai and borders with Bolsheuluysky District in the north, Kozulsky District in the east, Nazarovsky District in the south, and with Bogotolsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,534 square kilometers (978 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Achinsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 15,870 (2010 census); 14,904 (2002 Census); 15,597 (1989 Soviet census).
Geography
The district is situated in the Chulym River valley and contains its tributaries.
History
The district was founded on April 4, 1924.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Achinsky District is one of the forty-three in the krai. The city of Achinsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a krai city—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. The district is divided into nine selsoviets.
“Achinsky District” enters the record as municipal district in Russia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Achinsky, District and municipal can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q251510. Authority coordinates are 56.250, 90.500. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 2002, 1989 and 1924.
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