Krasnoznamensky District

Krasnoznamensky District
Краснознаменский район (Russian)

Location of Krasnoznamensky District in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°57′N 22°30′E / 54.950°N 22.500°E / 54.950; 22.500Coordinates: 54°57′N 22°30′E / 54.950°N 22.500°E / 54.950; 22.500

A damb on the Sheshupe River in Krasnoznamensky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kaliningrad Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as of November 2011)
Administrative center town of Krasnoznamensk[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Towns of district significance 1
Rural okrugs 3
Inhabited localities:[2]
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 54
Municipal structure (as of May 2015)
Municipally incorporated as Krasnoznamensky Urban Okrug[3]
Statistics
Area 1,280 km2 (490 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 12,905 inhabitants[4]
 Urban 27.3%
 Rural 72.7%
Density 10.08/km2 (26.1/sq mi)[5]
Time zone USZ1 (UTC+02:00)[6]
Official website
Krasnoznamensky District on WikiCommons

Krasnoznamensky District (Russian: Краснозна́менский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,280 square kilometers (490 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Krasnoznamensk.[2] Population: 12,905(2010 Census);[4] 12,961 (2002 Census);[7] 12,488(1989 Census).[8] The population of Krasnoznamensk accounts for 27.3% of the district's total population.[4]

Geography

The district is situated in the far northeast of the oblast, at the border with Lithuania. The Neman River forms its northern border; another river in the district is the Sheshupe.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Krasnoznamensky District is one of the fifteen in the oblast.[1] The town of Krasnoznamensk serves as its administrative center.[2]

As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Krasnoznamensky Urban Okrug since May 5, 2015.[3] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Krasnoznamensky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and three rural settlements.[9]

Economy

The economy of the district is agrarian. Forests and steppe pasture-land prevail. No major roads or railways pass through, with public transportation being provided mostly by bus routes.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Law #463
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Resolution #639
  3. 1 2 Law #419
  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 may not be accurate 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 №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 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 #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 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 #256

Sources

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