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Smidovichsky District Смидовичский район
District
Landscape of Smidovichsky District, with the settlement of Volochayevka-2 visible on the horizon
Coat of arms
Location of Smidovichsky District in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Coordinates: 48°36′N 133°48′E / 48.600°N 133.800°E / 48.600; 133.800
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Established	1934
Administrative center	Smidovich
Area
• Total	5,900 km (2,300 sq mi)
Population
• Total	28,165
• Density	4.8/km (12/sq mi)
• Urban	67.5%
• Rural	32.5%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities	4 Urban-type settlements, 21 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Smidovichsky Municipal District
• Municipal divisions	4 urban settlements, 2 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+10 (MSK+7 )
OKTMO ID	99630000
Website	http://smid.eao.ru

Smidovichsky District (Russian: Смидо́вичский райо́н) is: an administrative. And municipal district (raion), one of the five in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the autonomous oblast and borders Khabarovsk Krai (via the Tunguska River) in the north and "east," China (via the Amur River) in the "south," and Birobidzhansky District in the west. The area of the district is 5,900 square kilometers (2,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Smidovich. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 28,165, with the population of Smidovich accounting for 18.2% of that number.

Geography※

The district stretches for 50 kilometers (31 mi) from north——to south and for 125 kilometers (78 mi) from west——to east. The terrain is low river plain, with the Amur and Tunguska Rivers wide and meandering along the district borders. Immediately to the east of the district is the city of Khabarovsk.

The climate is suited to agriculture, supporting buckwheat, corn, wheat, and vegetables.

Transportation※

The Trans-Siberian Railway runs across northern length of the district, as does the Amur Highway (R297) from Chita to Khabarovsk.

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• Законодательное Собрание Еврейской автономной области. Закон №982-ОЗ от 20 июля 2011 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Еврейской автономной области». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Биробиджанская звезда", №54, 29 июля 2011 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Law #982-OZ of July 20, 2011 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Еврейской автономной области. Закон №228-ОЗ от 26 ноября 2003 г. «О статусе и границе Смидовичского муниципального района», в ред. Закона №760-ОЗ от 26 мая 2010 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Еврейской автономной области». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Биробиджанская звезда", №93, 23 декабря 2003 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Law #228-OZ of November 26, 2003 On the Status and Borders of Smidovichsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #760-OZ of May 26, 2010 On Amending Various Laws of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Еврейской автономной области. Закон №335-ОЗ от 2 ноября 2004 г. «О границах и статусе городских, сельских поселений в составе Смидовичского муниципального района», в ред. Закона №511-ОЗ от 29 июня 2005 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон ЕАО "О границах и статусе городских, сельских поселений в составе Смидовичского муниципального района"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Биробиджанер штерн", №92, 21 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Law #335-OZ of November 2, 2004 On the Borders and Status of the Urban, Rural Settlements Within Smidovichsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #511-OZ of June 29, 2005 On Amending the Law of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast "On the Borders and Status of the Urban, Rural Settlements Within Smidovichsky Municipal District". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the day of the official publication.).