Lazovsky District (russian: Лазо́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #161-KZ and municipalLaw #136-KZ district (

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), one of the twenty-two in

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. It is located in the southeast of the

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on the eastern slopes of the

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mountain range and its southern spurs. 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

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(a '' selo'') of Lazo. Population: The population of Lazo accounts for 24.1% of the district's total population.

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). 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.Official website of Lazovsky District
Historical notes

Economy

Most of the population is involved in the

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and oceanic fishing,

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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

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deposits. The thermal

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s are of great importance. '' Chistovodnoye'', the krai's specialized hospital, where illness of locomotor apparatus and skin diseases are treated, is located on the

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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.

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