Ozyorsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast Explained

En Name:Ozyorsky District
Ru Name:Озёрский район
Image View:Darkehmen Marktplatz.jpg
Coordinates:54.4167°N 23°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Ozyorsk (Kaliningrad oblast).png
Federal Subject:Kaliningrad Oblast
Adm Data As Of:November 2011
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Ozyorsk
Town Of District Significance Type:Towns of district significance
No Of Towns Of District Significance:1
Selsoviet Type1:Rural okrugs
No Of Selsoviets Type1:3
No Of Cities Towns:1
No Of Rural Localities:101
Mun Data As Of:June 2014
Mun Formation1:Ozyorsky Urban Okrug
Area Km2:877
Pop 2010Census:15316
Urban Pop 2010Census:30.9%
Rural Pop 2010Census:69.1%
Website:http://ozyorsk.ru/
Date:February 2012

Ozyorsky District (Russian: Озёрский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 877km2.[1] Its administrative center is the town of Ozyorsk.[2] Population: 17,239 (2002 Census); The population of Ozyorsk accounts for 30.9% of the district's total population.

Geography

The district is situated in the southeast of the oblast, at the border with Poland. It is sparsely populated. The Angrapa River flows through the district. Forests and steppe pasture-land prevail.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ozyorsky District is one of the fifteen in the oblast.[3] The town of Ozyorsk serves as its administrative center.

As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Ozyorsky Urban Okrug since June 11, 2014.[4] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Ozyorsky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and three rural settlements.[5]

Economy

District economy is agrarian. No major roads or railways pass through the district; bus lines carry most of the public transit.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Information. Ozyorsky District. russian. May 13, 2017.
  2. Resolution #639
  3. Law #463
  4. Law #320
  5. Law #259