Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District
| Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District Александрово-Заводский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai |
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| Coordinates: 50°55′26″N 117°55′55″E / 50.924°N 117.932°ECoordinates: 50°55′26″N 117°55′55″E / 50.924°N 117.932°E | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Administrative structure (as of January 2014) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Alexandrovsky Zavod |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 27 |
| Municipal structure (as of October 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Alexandrovo-Zavodsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 13 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,100 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 8,726 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 1.23/km2 (3.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Established | January 4, 1926 |
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Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District (Russian: Алекса́ндрово-Заво́дский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai, and borders with Shelopuginsky District in the north, Kalgansky District in the east, Krasnokamensky District in the south, and with Borzinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 7,100 square kilometers (2,700 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Alexandrovsky Zavod. Population: 8,726 (2010 Census); 10,844 (2002 Census);14,990 (1989 Census). The population of Alexandrovsky Zavod accounts for 28.4% of the district's total population.
The highest point of the district is Mount Uchashchina, at 1,412 meters (4,633 ft). The Gazimur and the Borzya Rivers flow through the district.
Russians explored the region in the 17th century. In 1778, silver deposits were discovered here, and the first silver mine, which was included into the network of Nerchinsk silver refineries, was built in the village of Bazanovo. Catherine the Great ordered to give additional money to the network in 1790. As a result, on the spot of modern Alexandrovsky Zavod appeared a silver works in 1792, which later was named after Alexander I. All the workers of the works were political and penal criminals. The most famous of them was an ideologue of Russian Socialism, Nikolay Chernyshevsky.
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