Kirovsky District, Primorsky Krai
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Kirovsky District (Russian: Ки́ровский райо́н) is a district (raion) located in the central portion of Primorsky Krai, Russia, on the banks of the Ussuri River. Population: 24,618 (2002 Census);[1] 29,516 (1989 Census).[2] The administrative center of the district is the urban-type settlement of Kirovsky.
Forests occupy half of the district's territory.
Sanatoria and health resorts development dominate the economy of the district. Agriculture, bee keeping, and timber cutting are considered prospective.
Rich in chemical components Shmakovskiye mineral springs (hydrocarbonated and calcium-magnesium), Narzan type, with limpid water rich in carbonic acid, are well-known. Shmakovka settlement is a unique health-center complex where is situated Imeni Pyatidesyatiletiya Oktyabrya Sanatorium for three hundred people.
The district's landmarks are a tower-chapel located on one of the highest viewpoints of Shmakovka Resort, and the old-time Ussuriysky Svyato-Troitsky (Saint Trinity) Nikolayevsky Orthodox Man's Cloister near Gornye Klyuchi which was constructed in the end of 19th century and is the only one in the Russian Far East.
Due to its geographic position, climatic conditions, and natural resources this district may become a large recreation center of Primorye.
[edit] References
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). 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) (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- ^ 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.) (Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics (1989). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
[edit] External links
- Official website of Kirovsky District (Russian)
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