Mikhaylovsky District, Primorsky Krai
District in Primorsky Krai, Russia
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Mikhaylovsky District (Russian: Миха́йловский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the krai. The area of the district is 2,741.4 square kilometers (1,058.5 sq mi).[4] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Mikhaylovka.[3] Population: 34,437 (2010 census);[5] 37,541 (2002 census);[9] 44,150 (1989 Soviet census).[10] The population of Mikhaylovka accounts for 26.6% of the district's total population.[5]
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CountryRussia
EstablishedJanuary 4, 1926[2]
Mikhaylovsky District
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Mikhailovka, Mikhaylovsky District | |
.PNG) Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mikhaylovsky District in Primorsky Krai | |
| Coordinates: 44°N 132°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai[1] |
| Established | January 4, 1926[2] |
| Administrative center | Mikhaylovka[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,741.4 km2 (1,058.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 34,437 |
| • Density | 12.562/km2 (32.535/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22.8% |
| • Rural | 77.2% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 urban-type settlements[6], 30 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Mikhaylovsky Municipal District[7] |
| • Municipal divisions[7] | 1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7  [8]) |
| OKTMO ID | 05620000 |
| Website | http://mikhprim.ru/ |
It includes Novoshakhtinsky () and Kremovo, whose airfield was abandoned in 1998.
History
The district was formed on January 4, 1926.[2]
Notable residents
- Alexander Kabiskoy (1920–1950), Soviet flying ace, Hero of the Soviet Union, born in Mikhaylovka
- Boris Silayev (born 1946 in Lyalichi), Kyrgyz politician