Olginsky District

Olginsky District (О́льгинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-two in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the krai and borders with Kavalerovsky District in the north, the Sea of Japan in the east, southeast, and south, Lazovsky District in the southwest, and with Chuguyevsky District in the west. The area of the district is 6415.9 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Olga. Population: The population of Olga accounts for 37.6% of the district's total population.

Geography
Slopes of south Sikhote-Alin and narrow coastline of the Sea of Japan are the most prominent features of the district territory's landscape. The largest bay is the Olga Bay. The highest point is Mount Perevalnaya, at 1406 m.

History
The district was established in 1926 and originally encompassed the territories of modern Lazovsky and Kavalerovsky Districts and the territory presently subordinated to Dalnegorsk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction.

Notable residents

 * Valentin Parinov (born 1959), swimmer, born in Olga
 * Ivan Stolbovoy (born 1986), football player, born in Olga