Shkotovsky District (Russian: Шко́товский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the south of the krai. The area of the district is 2,664.5 square kilometers (1,028.8 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Smolyaninovo.[citation needed] Population: 24,511 (2010 Russian census);[3] 25,809 (2002 Census);[8] 111,460 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Smolyaninovo accounts for 27.4% of the district's total population.[3]
Shkotovsky District Шкотовский район | |
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 Location of Shkotovsky District in Primorsky Krai | |
| Coordinates: 43°07′N 132°22′E / 43.117°N 132.367°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai[1] |
| Established | 4 January 1926 |
| Administrative center | Smolyaninovo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,664.5 km2 (1,028.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 24,511 |
| • Estimate (2018)[4] | 24,182 (−1.3%) |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 47.9% |
| • Rural | 52.1% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 2 Urban-type settlements[5], 19 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Shkotovsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 2 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 05657000 |
| Website | http://mo.primorsky.ru/shkotovsky/ |
Etymology
Shkotovsky District is named for Nikolay Shkot, a war veteran of the Crimean War who participated in the Siege of Sevastopol, and later an early explorer of Primorsky Krai where he was one of the co-founders of Vladivostok.
Notable residents
- Igor Klimov (born 1989 in Smolyaninovo), footballer
- Andrei Kolkoutine (born 1957 in Smolyaninovo), artist
References
Notes
Sources
- Законодательное Собрание Приморского края. Закон №161-КЗ от 14 ноября 2001 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Приморского края», в ред. Закона №673-КЗ от 6 октября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Приморского края "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Приморского края"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красное знамя Приморья", №69 (119), 29 ноября 2001 г. (Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Law #161-KZ of November 14, 2001 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Primorsky Krai, as amended by the Law #673-KZ of October 6, 2015 On Amending the Law of Primorsky Krai "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Primorsky Krai". Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Законодательное Собрание Приморского края. Закон №192-КЗ от 7 декабря 2004 г. «О Шкотовском муниципальном районе», в ред. Закона №655-КЗ от 28 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Приморского края "О Шкотовском муниципальном районе"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости Законодательного Собрания Приморского края", №79, 9 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Law #192-KZ of December 7, 2004 On Shkotovsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #655-KZ of July 28, 2015 On Amending the Law of Primorsky Krai "On Shkotovsky Municipal District". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).