Olginsky District (russian: О́льгинский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #161-KZ and municipalLaw #145-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 southeast of the

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and borders with

Kavalerovsky District Kavalerovsky District (russian: Кавале́ровский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #161-KZ and municipalLaw #180-KZ district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the central western portion of ...

in the north, the

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in the east, southeast, and south,

Lazovsky District Lazovsky District (russian: Лазо́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #161-KZ and municipalLaw #136-KZ district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai on the eastern s ...

in the southwest, and with Chuguyevsky District in the 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 urban locality (an

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) of

Olga Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russia, ...

. Population: The population of Olga accounts for 37.6% of the district's total population.

Geography

Slopes of south

Sikhote-Alin The Sikhote-Alin (russian: Сихотэ́-Али́нь, , , ) is a mountain range in Primorsky and Khabarovsk Krais, Russia, extending about to the northeast of the Russian Pacific seaport of Vladivostok. The highest summits are Tordoki Yani a ...

and narrow coastline of the

are the most prominent features of the district territory's landscape. The largest

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is the Olga Bay. The highest point is Mount Perevalnaya, at .

History

The district was established in 1926Приморский краевой центр народной культуры
About Olginsky District
and originally encompassed the territories of modern Lazovsky and Kavalerovsky Districts and the territory presently subordinated to

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.

Notable residents

* Valentin Parinov (born 1959), swimmer, born in

* Ivan Stolbovoy (born 1986), football player, born in Olga

References

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* * {{coord, 43, 44, 40, N, 135, 17, 10, E, region:RU_type:adm3rd_source:kolossus-itwiki, display=title Districts of Primorsky Krai States and territories established in 1926