Dalnerechensky District () is an administrative
[Law #161-KZ] and municipal
[Law #190-KZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-two in
Primorsky Krai
Primorsky Krai, informally known as Primorye, is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (a krais of Russia, krai) of Russia, part of the Far Eastern Federal District in the Russian Far East. The types of inhabited localities in Russia, ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the central and western parts of the
krai
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Etymologically, the word is related to the verb "" ...
. The area of the district is .
(Official website of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. ''Municipal Formations of Primorsky Krai'') Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
town
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of
Dalnerechensk
Dalnerechensk () is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia
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(which is not administratively a part of the district).
Population:
History
The district was established in 1926 as Imansky District. It was renamed Dalnerechensky in 1972.
[Министерство обороны СССР. Гидрографическая служба Краснознамённого Тихоокеанского флота. Извещения мореплавателям. Часть I. №134, 3 июля 1973 г. Выпуск №49.]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Dalnerechensky District is one of the
twenty-two in the krai.
The town of
Dalnerechensk
Dalnerechensk () is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia
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serves as its
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
,
despite being incorporated separately as a
town under krai jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Dalnerechensky Municipal District.
Dalnerechensk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated separately from the district as Dalnerechensky Urban Okrug.
[Law #189-KZ]
References
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Districts of Primorsky Krai