Taseyevsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the south of the krai and borders with Motyginsky and Boguchansky Districts in the north, Abansky District in the east, Dzerzhinsky District in the southeast, Sukhobuzimsky District in the south, and with Bolshemurtinsky and Kazachinsky Districts in the west. The area of the district is 9923 km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Taseyevo. Population: The population of Taseyevo accounts for 60.6% of the district's total population.

Geography

The district is located on the Taseyeva River.

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 Oleg A. Nikanorov.

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