Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District (Russian: Алекса́ндрово-Заво́дский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai, and borders with Shelopuginsky District in the north, Gazimuro-Zavodsky District in the northeast, Kalgansky District in the east, Krasnokamensky District in the south, Priargunsky District in the southeast, and with Borzinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 7,100 square kilometers (2,700 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Alexandrovsky Zavod.[1] Population: 8,726 (2010 Census);[3] 10,844 (2002 Census);[8] 14,990 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Alexandrovsky Zavod accounts for 28.4% of the district's total population.[3]

Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District Александрово-Заводский район
District
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Location of Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai
Coordinates: 50.924°N 117.932°E / 50.924; 117.932
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Established	January 4, 1926[1]
Administrative center	Alexandrovsky Zavod[1]
Area [2]
• Total	7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	8,726
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	7,580 (−13.1%)
• Density	1.2/km2 (3.2/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	27 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Alexandrovo-Zavodsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[6]	0 Urban settlements, 13 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [7])
OKTMO ID	76604000
Website	https://alzav.75.ru/

Geography

The highest point of the district is Mount Uchashchina, at 1,412 meters (4,633 ft). The Gazimur and the Borzya Rivers flow through the district. The district's mineral reserves include the Bugdainskoe mine, which contain one of the largest molybdenum reserves in Russia.

History

Russians explored the region in the 17th century. In 1778, silver deposits were discovered here, and the first silver mine, which was included into the network of Nerchinsk silver refineries, was built in the village of Bazanovo. Catherine the Great ordered to give additional money to the network in 1790. As a result, on the spot of modern Alexandrovsky Zavod appeared a silver works in 1792, which later was named after Alexander I. All the workers of the works were political and penal criminals. The most famous of them was an ideologue of Russian Socialism, Nikolay Chernyshevsky.

After the silver resources depletion in the late 1880s, population comprised Cossacks and peasants who took active part in Russian revolutions.

The district in its modern form was established on January 4, 1926.[1]

In the 1930s, there was Cossack and peasant unrest caused by collectivization. There were massive deportations and repressions. World War II caused an enormous decrease in manpower and the district's industry.

The population of the district suffers from different oncological diseases.^{[citation needed]}

References

Notes

Sources

• Министерство территориального развития Забайкальского края. 1 января 2014 г. «Реестр административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Забайкальского края», в ред. Распоряжения №209-р от 10 июня 2014 г.. (Ministry of the Territorial Development of Zabaykalsky Krai. January 1, 2014 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Directive #209-r of June 10, 2014. ).
• Законодательное Собрание Забайкальского края. Закон №316-ЗЗК от 18 декабря 2009 г. «О границах муниципальных районов и городских округов Забайкальского края», в ред. Закона №770-ЗЗК от 26 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Забайкальского края "О границах муниципальных районов и городских округов Забайкальского края"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Забайкальский рабочий", №239–242, 21 декабря 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai. Law #316-ZZK of December 18, 2009 On the Borders of the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Law #770-ZZK of December 26, 2012 On Amending the Law of Zabaykalsky Krai "On the Borders of the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs of Zabaykalsky Krai". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Забайкальского края. Закон №317-ЗЗК от 18 декабря 2009 г. «О границах сельских и городских поселений Забайкальского края», в ред. Закона №1070-ЗЗК от 31 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Забайкальского края "О границах сельских и городских поселений Забайкальского края"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Забайкальский рабочий", №239–242, 21 декабря 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai. Law #317-ZZK of December 18, 2009 On the Borders of the Rural and Urban Settlements of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Law #1070-ZZK of October 31, 2014 On Amending the Law of Zabaykalsky Krai "On the Borders of the Rural and Urban Settlements of Zabaykalsky Krai". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).

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