Kirovsky District
Кировский район
District
Ussuri River, Kirovsky District
Ussuri River, Kirovsky District
Coat of arms of Kirovsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Kirovsky District in Primorsky Krai
Coordinates: 45°0′0″N 133°40′0″E / 45.00000°N 133.66667°E / 45.00000; 133.66667
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPrimorsky Krai[1]
Established1935Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerKirovsky[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total3,483.9 km2 (1,345.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total21,249
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
18,683 (−12.1%)
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Urban
64.7%
 • Rural
35.3%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities[1]2 Urban-type settlements[6], 25 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKirovsky Municipal District[7]
 • Municipal divisions[7]2 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+10 (MSK+7 Edit this on Wikidata[8])
OKTMO ID05612000
Websitehttp://mo.primorsky.ru/kirovsky/

Kirovsky District (Russian: Ки́ровский райо́н) is one of the twenty-two administrative[1] and municipal[7] districts (raion) in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is 3,483.9 square kilometers (1,345.1 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kirovsky.[2] Population: 21,249 (2010 Census);[4] 24,618 (2002 Census);[9] 29,516 (1989 Census).[10] The population of the administrative center accounts for 42.6% of the district's total population.[4]

Geography

Forests occupy half of the district's territory. The highest temperature ever registered in Kirovsky District was 36.7 °C (98.1 °F), on July 23, 2021.[11]

Economy and tourism

Agriculture, beekeeping, and timber-cutting are considered to have potential.

Health resorts development dominates the economy of the district. Narzan-type Shmakovskiye mineral springs (hydrocarbonated and calcium-magnesium), with limpid water rich in carbonic acid, are well-known. Shmakovka is a unique health-center complex where is situated Imeni Pyatidesyatiletiya Oktyabrya Health Resort for three hundred people.

The district's landmarks include a tower-chapel located on one of the highest viewpoints of the Shmakovka Resort.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Law #161-KZ
  2. ^ a b Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 05 212», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 05 212, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  3. ^ a b Официальный сайт Законодательного Собрания Приморского края. Сборник "Муниципальные образования Приморского края" (Official website of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Municipal Formations of Primorsky Krai) (in Russian)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  7. ^ a b c Law #215-KZ
  8. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "31878: Kirovskij (Russia)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.

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