 Within the framework of administrative divisions, Guryevsk serves as the administrative center of Guryevsky District, even though is not a part of it.As an administrative division, it is, together with one town (Salair) and two rural localities, incorporated separately as Guryevsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts.As a municipal division, the town of Guryevsk is incorporated within Guryevsky Municipal District as Guryevskoye Urban Settlement.