Polessky District
Polessky District
Полесский район | |
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Labiau Castle, a cultural heritage monument in Polessky District | |
Location of Polessky District in Kaliningrad Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 54°51′N 21°30′E / 54.850°N 21.500°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Established | April 7, 1946 |
| Administrative center | Polessk |
| Area | |
• Total | 834.3 km2 (322.1 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 19,205 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 39.5% |
| • Rural | 60.5% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 4 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 66 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Polessky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (MSK–1 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 27718000 |
| Website | http://polessk.gov39.ru |
| 2010 Census | 19,205 |
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| 2002 Census | 19,018 |
| 1989 Census | 16,911 |
| 1979 Census | 17,324 |
Polessky District (Russian: Поле́сский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Polessky Municipal District. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 834.3 square kilometers (322.1 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Polessk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,205, with the population of Polessk accounting for 39.5% of that number.