Pravdinsky District (russian: Пра́вдинский райо́н) is an administrative district (
raion
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), one of the
fifteen in
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast (russian: Калинингра́дская о́бласть, translit=Kaliningradskaya oblast') is the westernmost federal subject of Russia. It is a semi-exclave situated on the Baltic Sea. The largest city and admin ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the south of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is . Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Pravdinsk.
[Resolution #639] Population: 21,076 (
2002 Census);
The population of Pravdinsk accounts for 22.7% of the district's total population.
Geography
The district is situated in the south of the oblast, at the
border with Poland. It is sparsely populated. The
Lava River flows through the district.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Pravdinsky District is one of the
fifteen in the oblast.
[Law #463]
As a
municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Pravdinsky Urban Okrug since May 5, 2015.
[Law #418] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Pravdinsky Municipal District, which was subdivided into two urban settlements and two rural settlements.
[Law #476]
Economy
District economy is agrarian. No major roads or railways pass through the district, yet bus lines carry the public transit.
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Districts of Kaliningrad Oblast