Primorsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast

Primorsky District Приморский район (Russian)
Location of Primorsky Municipal District in Arkhangelsk Oblast
Coordinates: 64°58′N 37°41′E / 64.967°N 37.683°E / 64.967; 37.683Coordinates: 64°58′N 37°41′E / 64.967°N 37.683°E / 64.967; 37.683
Coat of arms	Flag
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Arkhangelsk Oblast
Administrative structure (as of 2011)
Administrative center	city of Arkhangelsk
Administrative divisions:
selsoviet	17
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities	206
Municipal structure (as of March 2012)
Municipally incorporated as	Primorsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements	0
Rural settlements	19
Statistics
Area	46,100 km2 (17,800 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)	25,466 inhabitants
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Density	0.55/km2 (1.4/sq mi)
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Established	July 15, 1929
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Primorsky District (Russian: Примо́рский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Primorsky Municipal District, and also includes Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea and Franz Josef Land and Victoria Island in the Arctic Ocean (even though within the administrative framework those are incorporated as Solovetsky District and the island territories, respectively). It is located in the north of the oblast and borders with Mezensky District in the northeast, Pinezhsky District in the east, Kholmogorsky District in the southeast, Plesetsky District in the south, and with Onezhsky District in the south. From the north, the district is washed by the White Sea. The area of the district is 46,100 square kilometers (17,800 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Arkhangelsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 25,466 (2010 Census);29,365 (2002 Census);31,813 (1989 Census).

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