Guryevsky District (Russian: Гу́рьевский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Guryevsky Urban Okrug.[6] It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,284 square kilometers (496 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Guryevsk.[2] Population: 52,988 (2010 Census);[4] 47,330 (2002 Census);[8] 39,148 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Guryevsk accounts for 23.5% of the district's total population.[4]

Guryevsky District Гурьевский район
District
View of the Vistula Lagoon, Guryevsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Guryevsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°46′N 20°36′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaliningrad Oblast[1]
Established	1946
Administrative center	Guryevsk[2]
Area [3]
• Total	1,284 km2 (496 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	52,988
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	66,687 (+25.9%)
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Urban	23.5%
• Rural	76.5%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Towns of district significance, 7 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[2]	1 Cities/towns, 146 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Guryevsky Urban Okrug[6]
Time zone	UTC+2 (MSK–1 [7])
OKTMO ID	27707000
Website	http://gurievsk.gov39.ru/

Geography

The district is situated around Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast. For this reason the main railway lines and roads pass through the district.

To the north the district reaches the Curonian Lagoon, to the southwest—the Vistula Lagoon. In the west, parted from the rest of the district by Kaliningrad, the town of Svetly is located on the Vistula Lagoon.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Guryevsky District is one of the fifteen in the oblast.[1] The town of Guryevsk serves as its administrative center.[2]

As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Guryevsky Urban Okrug since May 31, 2013.[6] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Guryevsky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and seven rural settlements.

References

Notes

Sources

• Калининградская областная Дума. Закон №463 от 27 мая 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Калининградской области», в ред. Закона №450 от 3 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Калининградской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Калининградской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Калининградская правда" (вкладыш "Ведомости Правительства Калининградской области"), №112, 26 июня 2010 г. (Kaliningrad Oblast Duma. Law #463 of May 27, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kaliningrad Oblast, as amended by the Law #450 of July 3, 2015 On Amending the Law of Kaliningrad Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kaliningrad Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Правительство Калининградской области. Постановление №640 от 30 августа 2011 г. «Об утверждении реестра объектов административно-территориального деления Калининградской области», в ред. Постановления №877 от 21 ноября 2011 г «О внесении изменения в Постановление Правительства Калининградской области от 30 августа 2011 г. №640». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Калининградская правда" (вкладыш "Официально"), №170, 15 сентября 2011 г. (Government of Kaliningrad Oblast. Resolution #640 of August 30, 2011 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Objects of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of Kaliningrad Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #877 of November 21, 2011 On Amending the Resolution of the Government of Kaliningrad Oblast #640 of August 30, 2011. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Калининградская областная Дума. Закон №229 от 29 мая 2013 г. «Об объединении поселений, входящих в состав Гурьевского муниципального района, и организации местного самоуправления на объединённой территории». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Калининградская правда", №92, 31 мая 2013 г.. (Kaliningrad Oblast Duma. Law #229 of May 29, 2013 On Merging the Settlements Within Guryevsky Municipal District and on the Organization of the Local Self-Government on the United Territory. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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[ru] Гурьевский район (Калининградская область)