En Name: | Pravdinsky District |
Ru Name: | Правдинский район |
Image View: | Стоговка 02.jpg |
Coordinates: | 54.45°N 22°W |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Pravdinsk (Kaliningrad oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Kaliningrad Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | November 2011 |
Adm Ctr Type: | town |
Adm Ctr Name: | Pravdinsk |
Town Of District Significance Type: | Towns of district significance |
No Of Towns Of District Significance: | 1 |
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type: | Urban-type settlements of district significance |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance: | 1 |
Selsoviet Type1: | Rural okrugs |
No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 2 |
No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 1 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 115 |
Mun Data As Of: | May 2015 |
Mun Formation1: | Pravdinsky Urban Okrug |
Area Km2: | 1300 |
Pop 2010Census: | 19061 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 37.2% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 62.8% |
Website: | http://pravdinsk.gov39.ru |
Date: | February 2012 |
Pravdinsky District (ru|Пра́вдинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1300km2. Its administrative center is the town of Pravdinsk.[1] Population: 21,076 (2002 Census); The population of Pravdinsk accounts for 22.7% of the district's total population.
The district is situated in the south of the oblast, at the border with Poland. It is sparsely populated. The Lava River flows through the district.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pravdinsky District is one of the fifteen in the oblast.[2]
As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Pravdinsky Urban Okrug since May 5, 2015.[3] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Pravdinsky Municipal District, which was subdivided into two urban settlements and two rural settlements.[4]
District economy is agrarian. No major roads or railways pass through the district, yet bus lines carry the public transit.