Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District (russian: Оре́хово-Зу́евский райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #11/2013-OZ] and municipal
[Law #67/2005-OZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
thirty-six in
Moscow Oblast,
Russia
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. It is located in the east of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
city
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of
Orekhovo-Zuyevo (which is not administratively a part of the district).
Population: 121,916 (
2010 Census);
Geography
The landscape of the district is mostly a hilly plain with average altitude of about
above sea level. Climate, flora, and fauna are common for
Meshchera Lowlands. Main rivers include the
Klyazma River with its tributaries the
Vyrka, the
Senga, and the
Bolshaya Dubna. The district has significant
peat
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reserves.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District is one of the
thirty-six in the oblast.
The city of
Orekhovo-Zuyevo serves as its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
, despite being incorporated separately as a
city under oblast jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Orekhovo-Zuyevsky Municipal District.
Orekhovo-Zuyevo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated separately from the district as Orekhovo-Zuyevo Urban Okrug.
[Law #201/2004-OZ]
Notable people
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Vasily Arkhipov
Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov ( rus, Василий Александрович Архипов, p=vɐˈsʲilʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ arˈxʲipəf, 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a Soviet Naval officer credited with preventing a ...
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Districts of Moscow Oblast