Katangsky District () is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Irkutsk Oblast Municipally, it is incorporated as Katangsky Municipal District.Law #74-oz The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Yerbogachen.Law #49-OZ Population: 4,579 (2002 Census); The population of Yerbogachen accounts for 52.0% of the district's total population.
History
Historically, the district formed part of the now-defunct Preobrazhensky District, the seat of which was the village of Preobrazhenka, Irkutsk Oblast. In 1930, Preobrazhensky District was incorporated into newly formed Evenki National Raion of Katanga. That raion lost its national status prior to 1940, since when it has existed as the Katangsky District.
Geography
Notable people
Alitet Nemtushkin
See also Lena Plateau
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