Krasnoarmeysky District (russian: Красноарме́йский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #161-KZ and municipalLaw #137-KZ district (

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), 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 ...

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. It is located in the center of the

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and borders with

Pozharsky District Pozharsky District (russian: Пожа́рский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #161-KZ and municipalLaw #191-KZ district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the northern and northwestern parts of t ...

in the northwest and north, Terneysky District in the east, the territory of

Dalnegorsk Dalnegorsk (russian: Дальнего́рск, lit. ''far in the mountains'') is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population: Name It was formerly known from its founding in 1897 as Tetyukhe (russian: Те́тюхе; ; literally meaning "river ...

Town Under Krai Jurisdiction in the south, and with

Dalnerechensky District Dalnerechensky District (russian: Дальнере́ченский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #161-KZ and municipalLaw #190-KZ district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the central and western p ...

in the southwest and west. 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 Novopokrovka. Population: The population of Novopokrovka accounts for 19.7% of the district's total population.

Geography

The main rivers in the district are the

Bolshaya Ussurka The Bolshaya Ussurka (russian: Большая Уссурка, literally: "Great Ussuri") is a river in the Russian Far East in Primorsky Krai. It is a right tributary of the Ussuri, which it meets near Dalnerechensk. The area of the Bolshaya Ussur ...

and the Armu. The Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve is located in the east of the district.

Climate

The climate conditions of Krasnoarmeysky District sharply differ from those on the coast. The Sikhote-Alin mountain range is a natural barrier which blocks the penetration of the

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal osci ...

al winds from the south and the east, forming a specific

microclimate A microclimate (or micro-climate) is a local set of atmospheric conditions that differ from those in the surrounding areas, often with a slight difference but sometimes with a substantial one. The term may refer to areas as small as a few squ ...

of the district. Frosts of are very frequent in winter, while in summer the heat exceeds . The mean annual temperature is , compared with in the south of the krai. Despite the climate conditions, however, the population of the district grows

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s, plums, cherries, and

watermelon Watermelon (''Citrullus lanatus'') is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family and the name of its edible fruit. A scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, it is a highly cultivated fruit worldwide, with more than 1,000 varie ...

Economy

Tungsten Tungsten, or wolfram, is a chemical element with the symbol W and atomic number 74. Tungsten is a rare metal found naturally on Earth almost exclusively as compounds with other elements. It was identified as a new element in 1781 and first isol ...

and

timber Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, w ...

fur Fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of mammals. It consists of a combination of oily guard hair on top and thick underfur beneath. The guard hair keeps moisture from reaching the skin; the underfur acts as an insulating blanket t ...

and

gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile me ...

are produced in the district. The ''Primorsky Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise'' operates here.

Media

The ''Sikhote-Alin'' newspaper is published in the district.

Notable residents

* Nikolai Stasenko (born 1987 in

Roshchino Roshchino (russian: Рощино) is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia, inhabited localities in Russia. Modern localities ;Urban localities *Roshchino, Leningrad Oblast, an urban-type settlement under the administrative ...

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Notable residents

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