- Pozharsky District
Pozharsky District ( _ru. Пожарский район) is a district ("
raion ") located in the northern part ofPrimorsky Krai ,Russia . Its administrative center is theurban-type settlement ofLuchegorsk . Population: 34,120 (2002 Census); 35,826 (1989 Census). The majority of the population (65.5% as of the 2002 Census) lives in Luchegorsk. The area of the district is km2 to mi2|22670. The district was established onSeptember 14 ,1939 .The district was named after
Ivan Pozharsky , a hero of theBattle of Lake Khasan .The district borders
People's Republic of China in the west,Khabarovsk Krai in the north,Terneysky District in the east and south-east, Krasnoarmeysky District in the south, andDalnerechensky District in the south-west.
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