Krasnoarmeysky District, Primorsky Krai

Krasnoarmeysky District (English)
Красноармейский район (Russian)

Location of Krasnoarmeysky District on the map of Primorsky Krai
Coat of arms of Krasnoarmeysky Municipal District
Flag of Krasnoarmeysky Municipal District
Administrative status (as of 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Primorsky Krai[1]
Administrative center selo of Novopokrovka
# of urban-type settlements 1[1]
# of rural localities 26[1]
Municipal status (as of August 2004)
Municipally incorporated as Krasnoarmeysky Municipal District[2]
- # of urban settlements 1[2]
- # of rural settlements 9[2]
Statistics
Area 20,603.4 km2 (7,955.0 sq mi)[3]
Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)
18,539 inhabitants[4]
Population (2002 Census) 20,820 inhabitants[5]
- Urban population 17.0%
- Rural population 83.0%
Density 1 /km2 (2.6 /sq mi)[6]
Time zone VLAST (UTC+11:00)[7]
Established March 23, 1935
Official website

Krasnoarmeysky District (Russian: Красноарме́йский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion) of Primorsky Krai, Russia; one of the twenty-two in the krai. It is located in the central portion of the krai and borders with Pozharsky District in the northwest and north, Terneysky District in the east, the territory of the town of Dalnegorsk in the south, and with Dalnerechensky District in the southwest and west. The area of the district is 20,603.4 square kilometers (7,955.0 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Novopokrovka. District's population: 18,539 (2010 Census preliminary results);[4] 20,820 (2002 Census);[5] 27,555 (1989 Census).[8] Population of Novopokrovka accounts for 19.4% of the district's population.[5]

The climate conditions of the Krasnoarmeysky District sharply differ from those on the coast. Sikhote-Alin mountain range is a natural barrier which blocks the penetration of the monsoonal winds from the south and the east, forming a specific microclimate of the district. Frosts of -40 to -42 °C (-40 to -44 °F) are very frequent in winter, while in summer the heat exceeds +30 °C (86 °F). The mean annual temperature is −10 °C (14 °F) (compare with +5 °C (41 °F) in the south of the krai). Despite the climate conditions, however, the population of the district grows apples, plums, cherries, and watermelons.

Tungsten and timber, fur and gold are produced in the district. The Primorsky Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise operates in the area.

Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve is in the eastern part of the district. The major rivers of the district are the Bolshaya Ussurka and Armu.

The Sikhote-Alin newspaper is published on the district's territory.

References

  1. ^ a b c Law #161-KZ, Appendix
  2. ^ a b c Law #137-KZ
  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) (Russian)
  4. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  5. ^ a b c 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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  6. ^ 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 may not be accurate 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.
  7. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
  8. ^ "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.)" (in 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. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 

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