Smidovichsky District Explained

En Name:Smidovichsky District
Ru Name:Смидовичский район
Image View:Волочаевка-2 вид с автотрассы Амур.JPG
Coordinates:48.6°N 181°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Smidovichsky rayon (Jewish AO).png
Federal Subject:Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Adm Data As Of:July 2011
Adm Ctr Type:settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Smidovich
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:4
No Of Rural Localities:21
Mun Data As Of:May 2010
Mun Formation1:Smidovichsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:4
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:2
Mun Formation1 Counts Ref:[1]
Area Km2:5900
Pop 2010Census:28165
Urban Pop 2010Census:67.5%
Rural Pop 2010Census:32.5%
Website:http://smid.eao.ru
Date:January 2017
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Population of Smidovichsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:28,165
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:28,193
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:29,708
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:28,114

Smidovichsky District (Russian: Смидо́вичский райо́н) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the five in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the autonomous oblast and borders Khabarovsk Krai (via the Tunguska River) in the north and east, China (via the Amur River) in the south, and Birobidzhansky District in the west. The area of the district is 5900km2.[4] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Smidovich. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 28,165, with the population of Smidovich accounting for 18.2% of that number.

Geography

The district stretches for 50km (30miles) from north to south and for 125km (78miles) from west to east. The terrain is low river plain, with the Amur and Tunguska Rivers wide and meandering along the district borders. Immediately to the east of the district is the city of Khabarovsk.

The climate is suited to agriculture, supporting buckwheat, corn, wheat, and vegetables.

Transportation

The Trans-Siberian Railway runs across northern length of the district, as does the Amur Highway (R297) from Chita to Khabarovsk.

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Law #335-OZ
  2. Law #982-OZ
  3. Law #228-OZ
  4. Web site: Official website of Smidovichsky District. Smidovichsky District. ru. January 23, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140906022723/http://smid.eao.ru/. September 6, 2014. mdy-all.