Pravdinsky District

Pravdinsky District (Russian: Пра́вдинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,300 square kilometers (500 sq mi).^{[citation needed]} Its administrative center is the town of Pravdinsk.^[2] Population: 19,061 (2010 Census);^[3] 21,076 (2002 Census);^[7] 19,555 (1989 Soviet census).^[8] The population of Pravdinsk accounts for 22.7% of the district's total population.^[3]

Pravdinsky District Правдинский район
District
Zheleznodorozhny Park, a protected area of Russia in Pravdinsky District
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Location of Pravdinsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°27′N 21°01′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaliningrad Oblast[1]
Established	7 April 1946
Administrative center	Pravdinsk[2]
Area
• Total	1,300 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	19,061
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
• Urban	37.2%
• Rural	62.8%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Towns of district significance, 1 Urban-type settlements of district significance, 2 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[2]	1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements[4], 115 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Pravdinsky Urban Okrug[5]
Time zone	UTC+2 (MSK–1 [6])
OKTMO ID	27633000
Website	http://pravdinsk.gov39.ru

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.^[1]

As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Pravdinsky Urban Okrug since May 5, 2015.^[5] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Pravdinsky Municipal District, which was subdivided into two urban settlements and two rural settlements.^[9]

Economy

District economy is agrarian. No major roads or railways pass through the district, yet bus lines carry the public transit.