Kezhemsky District (Russian: Ке́жемский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the east of the krai and borders with Evenkiysky District in the north, Irkutsk Oblast in the east and south, and with Boguchansky District in the west. The area of the district is 34,541 square kilometers (13,336 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kodinsk. Population: 22,072 (2010 Russian census); 24,997 (2002 Census); 31,233 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Kodinsk accounts for 67.2% of the district's total population.

History

The district was founded on July 4, 1928.

Government

As of 2013, the Head of the District and the Chairman of the District Council is Pavel F. Bezmaternykh.