Lazovsky District

This article is about a district in Russia. For the district in Moldova that shared the name during Soviet period, see Sîngerei District.

Lazovsky District (Russian: Лазо́вский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[7] district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai on the eastern slopes of the Sikhote-Alin mountain range and its southern spurs. The area of the district is 4,691.5 square kilometers (1,811.4 sq mi).^[4] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Lazo.^[3] Population: 14,235 (2010 Census);^[5] 17,521 (2002 Census);^[9] 21,311 (1989 Soviet census).^[10] The population of Lazo accounts for 24.1% of the district's total population.^[5]

Lazovsky District Лазовский район
District
Bald Mountain, Lazovsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Lazovsky District in Primorsky Krai
Coordinates: 43°15′0″N 134°0′0″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Primorsky Krai[1]
Established	March 4, 1941[2]
Administrative center	Lazo[3]
Area [4]
• Total	4,691.5 km2 (1,811.4 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	14,235
• Density	3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
• Urban	50.5%
• Rural	49.5%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 Urban-type settlements[6], 16 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Lazovsky Municipal District[7]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 [8])
OKTMO ID	05617000
Website	http://mo.primorsky.ru/lazovsky/

Geography

24.8% of the district's territory is occupied by the Lazovsky Nature Reserve, which was established between 1935-1957 and has an area of 121,000 ha (1,210km2).^[11] The main river in the district is the Kiyevka.

History

The district was split from Olginsky District on March 4, 1941 as Sokolovsky District, and was given its present name on August 26, 1949 after the administrative center was moved to Lazo from the settlement of Sudzukhe.^[2]

Economy

Most of the population is involved in the coastal and oceanic fishing, mariculture development, and fish and sea products processing. JSC Preobrazhenskaya Trawling Fleet Base and Valentin Fish Factory operate in the district.

Among the district's mineral deposits are tin and gold deposits. The thermal mineral waters are of great importance. Chistovodnoye, the krai's specialized hospital, where illness of locomotor apparatus and skin diseases are treated, is located on the radon springs. Two lakes with medical mud are also used.

Transportation

No railways operate on the territory of the district. Communication with the outer world is by auto and sea transport.

References

Notes

1. Law #161-KZ
2. Official website of Lazovsky District. Historical notes (in Russian)
3. Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 05 217», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 05 217, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
4. Официальный сайт Законодательного Собрания Приморского края. Сборник "Муниципальные образования Приморского края" (Official website of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Municipal Formations of Primorsky Krai) (in Russian)
5. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
6. The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
7. Law #136-KZ
8. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
9. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
10. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
11. "Lazovsky Zapovedny". wild-russia.org. Retrieved November 8, 2014.

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 №136-КЗ от 9 августа 2004 г. «О Лазовском муниципальном районе», в ред. Закона №123-КЗ от 13 ноября 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Приморского края в связи с изменением наименований некоторых сельских населённых пунктов Приморского края». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости Законодательного Собрания Приморского края", №66, 9 августа 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Law #136-KZ of August 9, 2004 On Lazovsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #123-KZ of November 13, 2012 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Primorsky Krai Due to the Changes of Names of Some Rural Inhabited Localities of Primorsky Krai. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

43°22′49″N 133°53′52″E