En Name: | Kirovsky District |
Ru Name: | Кировский район |
Image View: | Уссури - panoramio.jpg |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Kirovsky rayon (Primorye krai).PNG |
Coa Caption: | Coat of arms of Kirovsky Municipal District |
Federal Subject: | Primorsky Krai |
Adm Data As Of: | December 2013 |
Adm Ctr Type: | urban-type settlement |
Adm Ctr Name: | Kirovsky |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 2 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 25 |
Mun Data As Of: | December 2013 |
Mun Formation1: | Kirovsky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 2 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 4 |
Area Km2: | 3483.9 |
Pop 2010Census: | 21249 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 64.7% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 35.3% |
Website: | http://mo.primorsky.ru/kirovsky/ |
Date: | January 2014 |
Kirovsky District (Russian: Ки́ровский райо́н) is one of the twenty-two administrative[1] and municipal[2] districts (raion) in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is 3483.9km2.[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kirovsky. Population: The population of the administrative center accounts for 42.6% of the district's total population.
Forests occupy half of the district's territory. The highest temperature ever registered in Kirovsky District was, on July 23, 2021.[4]
Agriculture, beekeeping, and timber-cutting are considered to have potential.
Health resorts development dominates the economy of the district. Narzan-type Shmakovskiye mineral springs (hydrocarbonated and calcium-magnesium), with limpid water rich in carbonic acid, are well-known. Shmakovka is a unique health-center complex where is situated Imeni Pyatidesyatiletiya Oktyabrya Health Resort for three hundred people.
The district's landmarks include a tower-chapel located on one of the highest viewpoints of the Shmakovka Resort.