Gvardeysky District
District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
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Gvardeysky District (Russian: Гвардейский район) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 783 square kilometers (302 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Gvardeysk.[2] Population: 29,926 (2010 census);[3] 32,101 (2002 Census);[6] 27,299 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Gvardeysk accounts for 46.4% of the district's total population.[3]
Gvardeysky District
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Gvardeisk market, Gvardeysky District | |
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 Location of Gvardeysky District in Kaliningrad Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 54°39′N 21°04′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1946 |
| Administrative center | Gvardeysk[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 783 km2 (302 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 29,926 |
| • Density | 38.2/km2 (99.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 46.4% |
| • Rural | 53.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 4 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 1 cities/towns, 61 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Gvardeysky Urban Okrug[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (MSK–1 [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 27706000 |
| Website | http://gvardeysk.gov39.ru/ |
Geography
The district is situated in the center of the oblast, east of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast.
Main rivers in the district include the Pregolya and its branch the Deyma.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gvardeysky District is one of the fifteen in the oblast.[1] The town of Gvardeysk serves as its administrative center.[2]
As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Gvardeysky Urban Okrug since June 11, 2014.[4] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Gvardeysky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and four rural settlements.[8]
Demographics
The district is among the more densely populated districts of the oblast.[citation needed]