Krasnoznamensky District
Краснознаменский район
District
A damb on the Sheshupe River in Krasnoznamensky District
A damb on the Sheshupe River in Krasnoznamensky District
Flag of Krasnoznamensky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Krasnoznamensky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Krasnoznamensky District in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°57′N 22°30′E / 54.950°N 22.500°E / 54.950; 22.500
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKaliningrad Oblast[1]
EstablishedSeptember 7, 1946[2]
Administrative centerKrasnoznamensk[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total1,280.47 km2 (494.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[5]
 • Total12,905
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
 • Urban
27.3%
 • Rural
72.7%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 3 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[3]1 cities/towns, 54 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKrasnoznamensky Urban Okrug[6]
Websitehttp://krasnoznamensk.gov39.ru
Population of Krasnoznamensky District
2010 Census12,905[5]
2002 Census12,961[7]
1989 Census12,488[8]
1979 Census12,737[9]

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 1,280.47 square kilometers (494.39 sq mi).[4] Its administrative center is the town of Krasnoznamensk.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 12,905, with the population of Krasnoznamensk accounting for 27.3% of that number.[5]

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.

History

The district was established on September 7, 1946.[2]

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.[3]

As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Krasnoznamensky Urban Okrug since May 5, 2015.[6] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Krasnoznamensky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and three rural settlements.[10]

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. ^ a b Law #463
  2. ^ a b Administrative-Territorial Division of Kaliningrad Oblast, p. 6
  3. ^ a b c d Resolution #639
  4. ^ a b "History" (in Russian). Krasnoznamensky District. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c 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.
  6. ^ a b Law #419
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
  10. ^ Law #256

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