Ozyorsky District (russian: Озёрский райо́н) was an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ, revision prior to May 5, 2015 and municipalLaw #75/2005-OZ district (

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) in Moscow Oblast,

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. It was located in the south of the

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. The area of the district was . Its

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was the

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of Ozyory. Population: 35,752 ( 2010 Census); The population of Ozyory accounted for 72.2% of the district's total population.

History

Ozyorsky Municipal District was abolished on March 30, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Urban Okrug.Law #30/2015-OZ Within the framework of administrative divisions, on April 13, 2015 the inhabited localities of the low-level administrative divisions (the rural settlements) were subordinated to the

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of Ozyory, which remained the only subdivision of the administrative district.Resolution #128-PG The administrative district itself was abolished on May 16, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction.Law #72/2015-OZ

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