Dalnerechensky District (russian: Дальнере́ченский райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #161-KZ] and municipal
[Law #190-KZ] district (
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...
), 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 t ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
. It is located in the central and western parts 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 relat ...
. The area of the district is .
(Official website of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. ''Municipal Formations of Primorsky Krai'') 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
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
of
Dalnerechensk
Dalnerechensk (russian: Дальнере́ченск) is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population:
It was previously known as ''Iman'' (until 1972).
Names
It was originally known as Iman (russian: Има́н; ), but its Russian name was c ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
Population:
History
The district was established in 1926 as Imansky District. It was renamed Dalnerechensky in 1972.
[Министерство обороны СССР. Гидрографическая служба Краснознамённого Тихоокеанского флота. Извещения мореплавателям. Часть I. №134, 3 июля 1973 г. Выпуск №49.]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Dalnerechensky District is one of the
twenty-two in the krai.
The town of
Dalnerechensk
Dalnerechensk (russian: Дальнере́ченск) is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population:
It was previously known as ''Iman'' (until 1972).
Names
It was originally known as Iman (russian: Има́н; ), but its Russian name was c ...
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
town under krai jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Dalnerechensky Municipal District.
Dalnerechensk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated separately from the district as Dalnerechensky Urban Okrug.
[Law #189-KZ]
References
Notes
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Districts of Primorsky Krai