Pirovsky District
municipal district in Russia
Pirovsky District (Russian: Пи́ровский 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 is bordered by Yeniseysky District in the north, Kazachinsky District in the east, Bolshemurtinsky District in the southeast and south, and Birilyussky District in the west. The area of the district is 6,241 square kilometers (2,410 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Pirovskoye. In 2010, the district's population was 7,572 (2010 census); the population was 9,150 in 2002 (2002 Census) and 11,896 in 1989 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Pirovskoye accounts for 39.7% of the district's total population.
History
The district was founded on April 4, 1924.
Government
As of 2013, the Head of the district and the Chairman of the District Council is Alexander I. Yevseyev.
Notable people
Russian revolutionary Mikhail Petrashevsky is buried within the bounds of Pirovsky District.
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Sources
Законодательное собрание Красноярского края.
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