Pustoshkinsky District
District in Pskov Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pustoshkinsky District (Russian: Пусто́шкинский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Bezhanitsky District in the north, Novosokolnichesky District in the east, Nevelsky District in the south, Sebezhsky District in the west, and with Opochetsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,870 square kilometers (720 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Pustoshka.[2] Population: 9,379 (2010 Russian census);[4] 12,071 (2002 Census);[7] 14,063 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Pustoshka accounts for 49.2% of the district's total population.[4]
Pustoshkinsky District
Пустошкинский район | |
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Coordinates: 56°20′N 29°22′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Pskov Oblast[1] |
Established | 1 August 1927 |
Administrative center | Pustoshka[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,870 km2 (720 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,379 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 8,087 (−13.8%) |
• Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
• Urban | 49.2% |
• Rural | 50.8% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 1 cities/towns, 244 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Pustoshkinsky Municipal District[2] |
• Municipal divisions[2] | 1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 58650000 |
Website | http://pustoshka.reg60.ru |