Социально-экономическое зонирование приморских муниципальных районов по особенностям их развития и уровня освоенности (на примере Тихоокеанской России)

The article considers issues related to the features of coastal municipal districts development in Pacific Russia. A set of factors influencing on the level of development of districts including natural and climatic conditions, economic and geographical position, historical development, level of infrastructural provision and settlement structure, as well as specialization of the territory, has been analyzed. Based on the collected data and its analysis, zoning of coastal municipal districts of Pacific Russia have been zoned according to the features of their development and the level of their exploration. Three zones have been identified by their common features and several subzones, by their specific features. The southern zone is characterized by the greatest exploration and more favorable natural and climatic conditions for living. It is there, especially on the coast of Primorsky Krai, that the main economic and demographic potential of Pacific Russia is concentrated. The northern zone is characterized by a focal type of development over most of the territory. The island zone includes Sakhalin Island, the Kurils, and the Aleutian Islands, characterized by their own specificity; Sakhalin Island itself can be divided into three subzones.