Pogranichny District
District in Primorsky Krai, Russia
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Pogranichny District (Russian: Пограни́чный райо́н; Chinese: 波格拉尼奇內區) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] 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 3,750.0 square kilometers (1,447.9 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Pogranichny.[2] Population: 23,492 (2010 census);[4] 25,761 (2002 census);[8] 26,604 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of the administrative center accounts for 43.8% of the district's total population.[4]
Pogranichny District
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A rail crossing in Pogranichny in Pogranichny District | |
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 Location of Pogranichny District in Primorsky Krai | |
| Coordinates: 44°25′N 131°23′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai[1] |
| Established | 1926 |
| Administrative center | Pogranichny[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,750.0 km2 (1,447.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 23,492 |
| • Density | 6.2645/km2 (16.225/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 43.8% |
| • Rural | 56.3% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 urban-type settlements[5], 17 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Pogranichny Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 1 urban settlements, 2 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7  [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 05632000 |
| Website | http://www.admin.pogran.com |
History
The district was established in 1926.[citation needed]
Notable residents
- Ruslan Gordiyenko (born 1995 in Pogranichny), football player