Lazovsky District
Template:About Template:Infobox Russian district Lazovsky District (Template:Langx) is an administrative<ref name="PrimorskyK_adm">Law #161-KZ</ref> and municipal<ref name="PrimorskyKLazovskyD_mun">Law #136-KZ</ref> district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai on the eastern slopes of the Sikhote-Alin mountain range and its southern spurs, bordering the Sea of Japan to the east. The area of the district is Template:Convert.<ref name="Area">Template:Lang Template:Lang (Official website of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai. Municipal Formations of Primorsky Krai) Template:In lang</ref> Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Lazo.<ref name="OKATO">Template:OKATO reference</ref> Population: Template:Ru-census The population of Lazo accounts for 24.1% of the district's total population.<ref name="2010Census" />
Geography
24.8% of the district's territory is occupied by the Lazovsky Nature Reserve, which was established between 1935-1957 and has an area of 121,000 ha (1,210km2).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The main river in the district is the Kiyevka.
History
The district was split from Olginsky District on March 4, 1941 as Sokolovsky District, and was given its present name on August 26, 1949 after the administrative center was moved to Lazo from the settlement of Sudzukhe.<ref name="OffSiteHist">Official website of Lazovsky District. Historical notes Template:Webarchive Template:In lang</ref>
Economy
Most of the population is involved in the coastal and oceanic fishing, mariculture development, and fish and sea products processing. JSC Preobrazhenskaya Trawling Fleet Base and Valentin Fish Factory operate in the district.
Among the district's mineral deposits are tin and gold deposits. The thermal mineral waters are of great importance. Chistovodnoye, the krai's specialized hospital, where illness of locomotor apparatus and skin diseases are treated, is located on the radon springs. Two lakes with medical mud are also used.
Transportation
No railways operate on the territory of the district. Communication with the outer world is by auto and sea transport.
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