Gdovsky District

Gdovsky District
Гдовский район
The wall of the Gdov kremlin
The wall of the Gdov kremlin
Flag of Gdovsky District
Coat of arms of Gdovsky District
Map
Location of Gdovsky District in Pskov Oblast
Coordinates: 58°45′N 27°49′E / 58.750°N 27.817°E / 58.750; 27.817
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPskov Oblast[1]
Established1924Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerGdov[2]
Area
 • Total3,400 km2 (1,300 sq mi)
Population
 • Total12,792
 • Density3.8/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
 • Urban
34.2%
 • Rural
65.8%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities[2]1 cities/towns, 327 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asGdovsky Municipal District[2]
 • Municipal divisions[2]1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID58608000
Websitehttp://gdov.reg60.ru/
Peter and Paul Church (Russian Orthodox) in Vetvenik, Gdov district
Coastline of Lake Peipus in Gdovsky district

Gdovsky District (Russian: Гдо́вский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with Slantsevsky District of Leningrad Oblast in the north, Plyussky District in the east, Strugo-Krasnensky District in the southeast, and with Pskovsky District in the south. Lake Peipus forms the border with Estonia in the west. The area of the district is 3,400 square kilometers (1,300 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Gdov.[2] Population: 12,792 (2010 Census);[4] 17,715 (2002 Census);[6] 19,842 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Gdov accounts for 34.2% of the district's total population.[4]

  1. ^ a b Law #833-oz
  2. ^ a b c d e f Law #420-oz
  3. ^ a b Географическая характеристика (in Russian). Портал муниципальных образований Псковской области. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  7. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.