Kavalerovsky District (russian: Кавале́ровский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #161-KZ and municipalLaw #180-KZ district (

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), one of the twenty-two in

Primorsky Krai Primorsky Krai (russian: Приморский край, r=Primorsky kray, p=prʲɪˈmorskʲɪj kraj), informally known as Primorye (, ), is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia, located in the Far East region of the country and is a part of the ...

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. It is located in the central western portion of the

krai A krai or kray (; russian: край, , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR. Etymologically, the word is relate ...

and borders with the territory of

Dalnegorsk Dalnegorsk (russian: Дальнего́рск, lit. ''far in the mountains'') is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population: Name It was formerly known from its founding in 1897 as Tetyukhe (russian: Те́тюхе; ; literally meaning "river ...

Town Under Krai Jurisdiction in the north and northeast, the

Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it h ...

in the east,

Olginsky District Olginsky District (russian: О́льгинский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #161-KZ and municipalLaw #145-KZ district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai and borders wit ...

in the south, and with

Chuguyevsky District Chuguyevsky District (russian: Чугу́евский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #161-KZ and municipalLaw #147-KZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Primorsky Krai, twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is loca ...

in the west. The area of the district is .
(Official website of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. ''Municipal Formations of Primorsky Krai'') Its

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is the urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

) of Kavalerovo. Population: The population of Kavalerovo accounts for 59.5% of the district's total population.

Geography

Forests cover 80% of the district's territory. Fauna is represented by such rare species as the

Siberian tiger The Siberian tiger or Amur tiger is a population of the tiger subspecies ''Panthera tigris tigris'' native to the Russian Far East, Northeast China and possibly North Korea. It once ranged throughout the Korean Peninsula, but currently inhabit ...

snow leopard The snow leopard (''Panthera uncia''), also known as the ounce, is a Felidae, felid in the genus ''Panthera'' native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia, Central and South Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable species, Vulnerable on the IUCN Red ...

deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer ...

, and the

Amur wild cat The Amur (russian: река́ Аму́р, ), or Heilong Jiang (, "Black Dragon River", ), is the world's tenth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China ( Inner Manchuria). The Amur proper is long, ...

History

The district was established on June 3, 1954Official website of Kavalerovsky District
About the District
when it was split from Tetyukhinsky District.

Economy

Kavalerovsky District is one of the krai's main

tin Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (from la, stannum) and atomic number 50. Tin is a silvery-coloured metal. Tin is soft enough to be cut with little force and a bar of tin can be bent by hand with little effort. When bent, t ...

mining regions. There are also deposits of

lead Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ...

and

zinc Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodi ...

ores,

brown coal Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35%, and is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat ...

, gold dust, and boric raw materials. A number of large enterprises are located in the district, such as the ''Khrustalnaya Mining Company'' which specializes in tin mining; ''JSC Apeks'', which is a gold mining enterprise; and ''JSC Zenit'', which specializes in brown coal mining. There are also forestry enterprises engaged in

lumber Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, wi ...

cutting and sawtimber production.

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

is not well developed.

Tourism

The mountainous landscape, rich flora and fauna including pristine

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forests, fresh air, and pure water make this district attractive for tourism and recreation activities.

References

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External links

Official website of Kavalerovsky District

Unofficial website of Kavalerovsky District
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