Shkotovsky District (Russian: Шко́товский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the south of the krai. The area of the district is 2,664.5 square kilometers (1,028.8 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Smolyaninovo.[citation needed] Population: 24,511 (2010 Russian census);[3] 25,809 (2002 Census);[8] 111,460 (1989 Soviet census).[9] The population of Smolyaninovo accounts for 27.4% of the district's total population.[3]
Shkotovsky District
Шкотовский район | |
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Coordinates: 43°07′N 132°22′E / 43.117°N 132.367°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Primorsky Krai[1] |
Established | 4 January 1926 |
Administrative center | Smolyaninovo |
Area | |
• Total | 2,664.5 km2 (1,028.8 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 24,511 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 24,182 (−1.3%) |
• Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
• Urban | 47.9% |
• Rural | 52.1% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 2 Urban-type settlements[5], 19 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Shkotovsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 2 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7 [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 05657000 |
Website | http://mo.primorsky.ru/shkotovsky/ |
Shkotovsky District is named for Nikolay Shkot, a war veteran of the Crimean War who participated in the Siege of Sevastopol, and later an early explorer of Primorsky Krai where he was one of the co-founders of Vladivostok.