Kirovsky District, Primorsky Krai
District in Primorsky Krai, Russia
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Kirovsky District (Russian: Ки́ровский райо́н) is one of the twenty-two administrative[1] and municipal[6] districts (raion) in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is 3,483.9 square kilometers (1,345.1 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Kirovsky.[2] Population: 21,249 (2010 census);[4] 24,618 (2002 census);[8] 29,516 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of the administrative center accounts for 42.6% of the district's total population.[4]
Kirovsky District
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Ussuri River, Kirovsky District | |
![]() Location of Kirovsky District in Primorsky Krai | |
| Coordinates: 45°06′N 133°30′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai[1] |
| Established | 1935 |
| Administrative center | Kirovsky[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,483.9 km2 (1,345.1 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 21,249 |
| • Density | 6.0992/km2 (15.797/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 64.7% |
| • Rural | 35.3% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 2 urban-type settlements[5], 25 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kirovsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 2 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 |
| OKTMO ID | 05612000 |
| Website | http://mo.primorsky.ru/kirovsky/ |
Geography
Forests occupy half of the district's territory. The highest temperature ever registered in Kirovsky District was 36.7 °C (98.1 °F), on July 23, 2021.[10]
Economy and tourism
Agriculture, beekeeping, and timber-cutting are considered to have potential.
Health resorts development dominates the economy of the district. Narzan-type Shmakovskiye mineral springs (hydrocarbonated and calcium-magnesium), with limpid water rich in carbonic acid, are well-known. Shmakovka is a unique health-center complex where is situated Imeni Pyatidesyatiletiya Oktyabrya Health Resort for three hundred people.
The district's landmarks include a tower-chapel located on one of the highest viewpoints of the Shmakovka Resort.
