Gvardeysky District

Gvardeysky District Гвардейский район (Russian)
Location of Gvardeysky District in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°39′N 21°04′E / 54.650°N 21.067°E / 54.650; 21.067Coordinates: 54°39′N 21°04′E / 54.650°N 21.067°E / 54.650; 21.067
Gvardiesk market, Gvardeysky District
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaliningrad Oblast
Administrative structure (as of November 2011)
Administrative center	town of Gvardeysk
Administrative divisions:
Towns of district significance	1
Rural okrugs	4
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns	1
Rural localities	61
Municipal structure (as of June 2014)
Municipally incorporated as	Gvardeysky Urban Okrug
Statistics
Area	783 km2 (302 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)	29,926 inhabitants
• Urban	46.4%
• Rural	53.6%
Density	38.22/km2 (99.0/sq mi)
Time zone	USZ1 (UTC+02:00)
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Gvardeysky District (Russian: Гварде́йский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 783 square kilometers (302 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Gvardeysk. Population: 29,926 (2010 Census); 32,101 (2002 Census);27,299 (1989 Census). The population of Gvardeysk accounts for 46.4% of the district's total population.

The district is situated in the center of the oblast, east of Kaliningrad, the administrative center of the oblast.

Main rivers in the district include the Pregolya and its branch the Deyma.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gvardeysky District is one of the fifteen in the oblast. The town of Gvardeysk serves as its administrative center.

As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Gvardeysky Urban Okrug since June 11, 2014. Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Gvardeysky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and four rural settlements.

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