Norilsk Urban District

Norilsk Urban District
Норильск
Location of the Norilsk Urban District in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 69°19′59.99″N 88°13′0.01″E / 69.3333306°N 88.2166694°E / 69.3333306; 88.2166694
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKrasnoyarsk Krai
EstablishedJuly 15, 1953
Administrative centerNorilsk
Government
  TypeLocal government
  BodyDuma
  HeadDmitry Vladimirovich Karasyov
Area
  Total
4,509 km2 (1,741 sq mi)
Population
  Total
176,252
  Estimate 
(2024)
177,427
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
  Urban
100%
  Rural
0%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asNorilsk Urban Okrug
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
OKTMO ID04729000
Websitehttps://www.norilsk-city.ru/

The Norilsk Urban District or Norilsk Urban Okrug (Russian: Город Норильск) is an administrative and municipal city district (okrug), one of the twenty-two in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is enclaved inside the Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District. The area of the district is 4,509 square kilometers (1,741 sq mi). It's administrative center is the city of Norilsk, which accounts for 99.5% of the district's population. The population at the 2021 census was 175,237 inhabitants. Population: 175,237(2021 Census); 176,252(2010 Census); 221,908(2002 Census); 267,609(1989 Soviet census).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1959123,513    
1970159,206+28.9%
1979234,633+47.4%
1989267,609+14.1%
2002221,908−17.1%
2010176,252−20.6%
2021175,237−0.6%
Source: Censuses