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Kavalerovsky District (Template:Lang-ru) is an administrative division (raion) of Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the east of Primorsky Krai. Population: 29,488 (2002 Census); 36,085 (1989 Census). Administrative center is Kavalerovo.

Forests cover 80% of the district's territory. Fauna is represented by such rare species as the Amur tiger, the East-Siberian Snow Leopard, deer, and the Amur wild cat.

Kavalerovsky District is one of the Primorsky Krai's main tin mining regions. There are also deposits of lead and zinc ores, brown coal, gold dust and boric raw materials in the district. A number of large enterprises are located in the district, such as the Khrustalnaya Mining Company which specializes in tin mining and is considered to be one of the most powerful enterprises in the country; JSC Apeks which is a gold mining enterprise; and JSC Zenit which specializes in brown coal mining. There are also forestry enterprises engaged in timber cutting and sawtimber production. Agriculture is not well developed.

The mountainous landscape, rich flora and fauna including pristine pine forests, fresh air, and pure water make this district attractive for tourism and recreation activities.

Adjacent Territories

• Dalnegorsk and territory under city jurisdiction - north and northeast
• Sea of Japan - east
• Olginsky District - south
• Chuguyevsky District - west

Notes

v t e Administrative divisions of Primorsky Krai
Administrative center: Vladivostok • Rural localities
Districts	Anuchinsky Chernigovsky Chuguyevsky Dalnerechensky Kavalerovsky Khankaysky Khasansky Khorolsky Kirovsky Krasnoarmeysky Lazovsky Mikhaylovsky Nadezhdinsky Oktyabrsky Olginsky Partizansky Pogranichny Pozharsky Shkotovsky Spassky Terneysky Yakovlevsky
Cities and towns	Arsenyev Artyom Bolshoy Kamen Dalnegorsk Dalnerechensk Fokino Lesozavodsk Nakhodka Partizansk Spassk-Dalny Ussuriysk Vladivostok
Urban-type settlements	Dunay Gornorechensky Gorny Gornye Klyuchi Kavalerovo Khasan Khrustalny Kirovsky Kraskino Lipovtsy Luchegorsk Novoshakhtinsky Olga Plastun Pogranichny Posyet Preobrazheniye Primorsky Putyatin Shkotovo Sibirtsevo Slavyanka Smolyaninovo Svetlaya Terney Vostok Yaroslavsky Zarubino

44°16′N 135°03′E / 44.267°N 135.050°E / 44.267; 135.050

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