Gvardeysky District Explained

En Name:Gvardeysky District
Ru Name:Гвардейский район
Image View:Gvardeisk markt.jpg
Coordinates:54.65°N 25°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Gvardeisk (Kaliningrad oblast).svg
Federal Subject:Kaliningrad Oblast
Adm Data As Of:November 2011
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Gvardeysk
Town Of District Significance Type:Towns of district significance
No Of Towns Of District Significance:1
Selsoviet Type1:Rural okrugs
No Of Selsoviets Type1:4
No Of Cities Towns:1
No Of Rural Localities:61
Mun Data As Of:June 2014
Mun Formation1:Gvardeysky Urban Okrug
Area Km2:783
Pop 2010Census:29926
Urban Pop 2010Census:46.4%
Rural Pop 2010Census:53.6%
Website:http://gvardeysk.gov39.ru/
Date:February 2012

Gvardeysky District (Russian: Гвардейский район) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 783km2. Its administrative center is the town of Gvardeysk.[1] Population: 32,101 (2002 Census); The population of Gvardeysk accounts for 46.4% of the district's total population.

Geography

The district is situated in the center of the oblast, east of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast.

Main rivers in the district include the Pregolya and its branch the Deyma.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gvardeysky District is one of the fifteen in the oblast.[2] The town of Gvardeysk serves as its administrative center.

As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Gvardeysky Urban Okrug since June 11, 2014.[3] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Gvardeysky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and four rural settlements.[4]

Demographics

The district is among the more densely populated districts of the oblast.

Economy

District economy is agrarian. The main railway line and road from Kaliningrad to Moscow pass through the district, parallel with the Pregolya.

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #639
  2. Law #463
  3. Law #319
  4. Law #502