Mariupol district (Mariupolskyi) is located in the southern part of Donetsk region, in the historical and ethnographic territory of the Azov region. From the south it is washed by the waters of the Sea of Azov. The rivers Kalmius and Kalchyk flow within the district.
The branch of the Ukrainian State Steppe Reserve of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine "Stone Graves", the Regional Landscape Park "Polovtsian Steppe", as well as part of the National Nature Park "Meotida" are located here. The resorts of Urzuf, Yalta, Melekine and Bilosarayska Spit are popular summer resorts on the Sea of Azov.
The administrative center of the Mariupolskyi district is the port city of Mariupol, which is actively developing as a regional tourist center. The ...