Kurortny District
Курортный район
District
A beach in Sestroretsk, Kurortny District
A beach in Sestroretsk, Kurortny District
Map
Kurortny District on the 2006 map of St. Petersburg
Coordinates: 60°10′N 29°55′E / 60.167°N 29.917°E / 60.167; 29.917
CountryRussia
Federal subjectfederal city of St. Petersburg[1]
Established21 August 1946Edit this on Wikidata
Area
[2]
 • Total267.9177 km2 (103.4436 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total70,589
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Websitehttp://gov.spb.ru/gov/terr/reg_kurort/

Kurortny District (Russian: Куро́ртный райо́н) is a district of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus along the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland. As of the 2010 Census, its population: was 70,589;[3] up from 67,511 recorded in the 2002 Census.[4]

Municipal divisions

Kurortny District comprises two municipal towns (Sestroretsk and Zelenogorsk) and nine municipal settlements (Beloostrov, Komarovo, Molodyozhnoye, Pesochny, Repino, Serovo, Smolyachkovo, Solnechnoye, and Ushkovo).[1]

Tourism

Tourism in the district is driven by Finnish bus tours. The current hotel stock is predominantly economy class, with a few four star hotels. Plans to develop the region's hotel stock are coming to fruition, but the area lacks strong tourist demand.[citation needed]

Health

A large hospital and rehabilitation center is situated in Sestroretsk.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Law #411-68
  2. ^ Official website of St. Petersburg. Kurortny District (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ 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).

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