Gvardeysky District
Гвардейский район
District
Gvardeisk market, Gvardeysky District
Gvardeisk market, Gvardeysky District
Flag of Gvardeysky District
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Coat of arms of Gvardeysky District
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Location of Gvardeysky District in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°39′N 21°04′E / 54.650°N 21.067°E / 54.650; 21.067
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKaliningrad Oblast[1]
Established1946Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerGvardeysk[2]
Area
 • Total783 km2 (302 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total29,926
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
29,258 (−2.2%)
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
 • Urban
46.4%
 • Rural
53.6%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 4 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[2]1 cities/towns, 61 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asGvardeysky Urban Okrug[5]
Time zoneUTC+2 (MSK–1 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID27706000
Websitehttp://gvardeysk.gov39.ru/

Gvardeysky District (Russian: Гварде́йский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 783 square kilometers (302 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Gvardeysk.[2] Population: 29,926 (2010 Census);[3] 32,101 (2002 Census);[7] 27,299 (1989 Census).[8] The population of Gvardeysk accounts for 46.4% of the district's total population.[3]

Geography

The district is situated in the center of the oblast, east of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast.

Main rivers in the district include the Pregolya and its branch the Deyma.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gvardeysky District is one of the fifteen in the oblast.[1] The town of Gvardeysk serves as its administrative center.[2]

As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Gvardeysky Urban Okrug since June 11, 2014.[5] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Gvardeysky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and four rural settlements.[9]

Demographics

The district is among the more densely populated districts of the oblast.[citation needed]

Economy

District economy is agrarian. The main railway line and road from Kaliningrad to Moscow pass through the district, parallel with the Pregolya.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Law #463
  2. ^ a b c d Resolution #639
  3. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Law #319
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ Law #502

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