Ozyorsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Ozyorsky District.
Ozyorsky District
Озёрский район (Russian)

Location of Ozyorsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°25′N 22°01′E / 54.417°N 22.017°E / 54.417; 22.017Coordinates: 54°25′N 22°01′E / 54.417°N 22.017°E / 54.417; 22.017
Flag
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kaliningrad Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as of November 2011)
Administrative center town of Ozyorsk[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Towns of district significance 1
Rural okrugs 3
Inhabited localities:[2]
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 101
Municipal structure (as of June 2014)
Municipally incorporated as Ozyorsky Urban Okrug[3]
Statistics
Area 871 km2 (336 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 15,316 inhabitants[4]
 Urban 30.9%
 Rural 69.1%
Density 17.58/km2 (45.5/sq mi)[5]
Time zone USZ1 (UTC+02:00)[6]
Official website
Ozyorsky District on WikiCommons

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 871 square kilometers (336 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Ozyorsk.[2] Population: 15,316(2010 Census);[4] 17,239 (2002 Census);[7] 16,089(1989 Census).[8] The population of Ozyorsk accounts for 30.9% of the district's total population.[4]

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.[1] The town of Ozyorsk serves as its administrative center.[2]

As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Ozyorsky Urban Okrug since June 11, 2014.[3] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Ozyorsky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and three rural settlements.[9]

Economy

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

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Law #463
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Resolution #639
  3. 1 2 Law #320
  4. 1 2 3 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value is only approximate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. Law #259

Sources

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