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Coordinates: 54°51N 21°30E / 54.850°N 21.500°E / 54.850; 21.500
 

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Polessky District
Полесский район
Labiau Castle, a cultural heritage monument in Polessky District
Labiau Castle, a cultural heritage monument in Polessky District
Coat of arms of Polessky District
Map
Location of Polessky District in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°51′N 21°30′E / 54.850°N 21.500°E / 54.850; 21.500
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKaliningrad Oblast[1]
EstablishedApril 7, 1946[2]
Administrative centerPolessk[3]
Area
 • Total834.3 km2 (322.1 sq mi)
Population
 • Total19,205
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
 • Urban
39.5%
 • Rural
60.5%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1Towns of district significance, 4 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[3]1cities/towns, 66 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporatedasPolessky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+2 (MSK–1 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMOID27718000
Websitehttp://polessk.gov39.ru
Population of Polessky District
2010 Census19,205[4]
2002 Census19,018[7]
1989 Census16,911[8]
1979 Census17,324[9]

Polessky District (Russian: Поле́сский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteeninKaliningrad Oblast, Russia.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Polessky Municipal District.[5] It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 834.3 square kilometers (322.1 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the townofPolessk.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,205, with the population of Polessk accounting for 39.5% of that number.[4]

Geography

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The district is situated in the center of the oblast, with the Curonian Lagoon to the north. The Deyma River, a branch of the Pregolya, flows through the district. Near Polessk, the Polessk Canal connects the Pregolya and the Neman Rivers, crossing a bog.

History

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The district was established on April 7, 1946 as Labiausky District (Лабиауский район).[2] It was given its present name on September 7, 1946.[2]

Economy

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Economy is focused on fishery and agriculture. The railway line from KaliningradtoSovetsk, and the Kaliningrad–Guryevsk–Polessk–Bolshakovo road lead parallel with the shore of the Curonian Lagoon.

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Law #463
  • ^ a b c d e "Government" (in Russian). Polessky District. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  • ^ a b c Resolution #639
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ a b c Law #260
  • ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  • ^ 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).
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
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