Pozharsky District

Not to be confused with Pogarsky District.
Pozharsky District
Пожарский район (Russian)

Location of Pozharsky District in Primorsky Krai
Coordinates: 46°40′N 136°00′E / 46.667°N 136.000°E / 46.667; 136.000Coordinates: 46°40′N 136°00′E / 46.667°N 136.000°E / 46.667; 136.000
Coat of arms of Pozharsky Municipal District
Flag of Pozharsky Municipal District
Anthem Anthem of Pozharsky District[1]
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Primorsky Krai[2]
Administrative structure (as of June 2012)
Administrative center urban-type settlement of Luchegorsk[3]
Inhabited localities:[2]
Urban-type settlements[4] 1
Rural localities 23
Municipal structure (as of March 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Pozharsky Municipal District[5]
Municipal divisions:[5]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 9
Statistics
Area 22,570.3 km2 (8,714.4 sq mi)[6]
Population (2010 Census) 31,086 inhabitants[7]
 Urban 67.6%
 Rural 32.4%
Density 1.38/km2 (3.6/sq mi)[8]
Time zone VLAT (UTC+10:00)[9]
Established September 14, 1939[10]
Official website
Pozharsky District on WikiCommons

Pozharsky District (Russian: Пожа́рский райо́н) is an administrative[2] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the northern and northwestern parts of the krai and borders with Khabarovsk Krai in the north, Terneysky District in the east and southeast, Krasnoarmeysky District in the south, Dalnerechensky District in the southwest, and with China in the west. The area of the district is 22,570.3 square kilometers (8,714.4 sq mi).[6] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Luchegorsk.[3] Population: 31,086(2010 Census);[7] 34,120(2002 Census);[11] 35,826(1989 Census).[12] The population of Luchegorsk accounts for 67.6% of the district's total population.[7]

History

The district was established on September 14, 1939 and is named after Ivan Pozharsky, a Hero of the Soviet Union who died during the Battle of Lake Khasan in 1938.[10]

References

Notes

  1. Дума Пожарского муниципального района. Решение №348 от 15 декабря 2006 г. «Об утверждении Положений о флаге и гимне — официальных символах Пожарского муниципального района». Вступил в силу с 15 декабря 2006 г. (Duma of Pozharsky Municipal District. Decision #348 of December 15, 2006 On the Adoption of the Provisions on the Flag and the Anthem—the Official Symbols of Pozharsky Municipal District. Effective as of December 15, 2006.).
  2. 1 2 3 Law #161-KZ
  3. 1 2 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 05 234», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 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 . Code 05 234, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  4. 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.
  5. 1 2 3 Law #191-KZ
  6. 1 2 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) (Russian)
  7. 1 2 3 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  8. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value is only approximate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  9. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  10. 1 2 Official website of Pozharsky District. About the district (Russian)
  11. 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  12. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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