Bogotolsky District () is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-2868 district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai and borders with Tyukhtetsky District in the north, Bolsheuluysky District in the southeast, Achinsky District in the east, Nazarovsky and Sharypovsky Districts in the south, and with Kemerovo Oblast in the west. The area of the district is .Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Information about Bogotolsky District Its administrative center is the town of Bogotol (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 12,415 (2002 Census);
History The history of the district dates back to the formation of the settlement of Bogotolsky (modern Bogotol); presumably, in 1703.Official website of Bogotolsky District. History In the 17th century, the territory of what is now Bogotolsky District was settled by the Turkic tribes (Chulym Tatars). The name "Bogotol" (meaning a small beautiful valley) was borrowed from the language of those tribes.
Russians settled this area in the end of the 17th century. Peasants were engaged in agriculture and cattle breeding.
The modern district was founded on May 25, 1925.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bogotolsky District is one of the forty-three in the krai. The town of Bogotol serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a krai town—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Law #10-4763 The district is divided into eight selsoviets.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bogotolsky Municipal District and is divided into eight rural settlements (corresponding to the administrative district's selsoviets). The krai town of Bogotol is incorporated separately from the district as Bogotol Urban Okrug.Law #12-2510
Economy Transportation The Trans-Siberian Railway runs through district territory from west to east. Part of the federal highway M53 passes through the district as well.
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