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Nemansky District

Nemansky District
Неманский район (Russian)
Location of Nemansky District (Kaliningrad Oblast).svg
Location of Nemansky District in Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates: 54°02′N 22°02′E / 54.033°N 22.033°E / 54.033; 22.033Coordinates: 54°02′N 22°02′E / 54.033°N 22.033°E / 54.033; 22.033
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Landscape in Nemansky District
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kaliningrad Oblast
Administrative structure (as of November 2011)
Administrative center town of Neman
Administrative divisions:
Towns of district significance 1
Rural okrugs 2
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 49
Municipal structure (as of February 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Nemansky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 2
Statistics
Area 699.3 km2 (270.0 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 20,132 inhabitants
• Urban 58.6%
• Rural 41.4%
Density 28.79/km2 (74.6/sq mi)
Time zone USZ1 (UTC+02:00)
Official website
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Nemansky District (Russian: Нема́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Nemansky Municipal District. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 699.3 square kilometers (270.0 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Neman. Population: 20,132 (2010 Census); 22,536 (2002 Census);8,904 (1989 Census). The population of Neman accounts for 58.6% of the district's total population.

The district borders Lithuania along the Neman River. It surrounds the town of Sovetsk, which is not a part of the district. The railway line from Chernyakhovsk to Sovetsk passes through the district, as well as a cargo line from Sovetsk to Neman, and the main road KaliningradTalpaki–Sovetsk, which carries the major part of traffic to St. Petersburg via Lithuania and Latvia.

Nemansky District is sparsely populated; forests and steppe pasture-land prevail.


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