Pravdinsky District
| Pravdinsky District Правдинский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Pravdinsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 54°27′N 21°01′E / 54.450°N 21.017°ECoordinates: 54°27′N 21°01′E / 54.450°N 21.017°E | |
 Zheleznodorozhny Park, a protected area of Russia in Pravdinsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaliningrad Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of November 2011) | |
| Administrative center | town of Pravdinsk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Towns of district significance | 1 |
| Urban-type settlements of district significance | 1 |
| Rural okrugs | 2 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 115 |
| Municipal structure (as of May 2015) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Pravdinsky Urban Okrug |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 19,061 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 37.2% |
| • Rural | 62.8% |
| Density | 14.66/km2 (38.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | USZ1 (UTC+02:00) |
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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). Its administrative center is the town of Pravdinsk. Population: 19,061 (2010 Census); 21,076 (2002 Census);19,555 (1989 Census). The population of Pravdinsk accounts for 22.7% of the district's total population.
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.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pravdinsky 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 Pravdinsky Urban Okrug since May 5, 2015. Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Pravdinsky Municipal District, which was subdivided into two urban settlements and two rural settlements.
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