Nevelsky District
Невельский район | |
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Coordinates: 56°01′N 29°56′E / 56.017°N 29.933°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Pskov Oblast[1] |
Established | 1 August 1927 |
Administrative center | Nevel[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,689.9 km2 (1,038.6 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 26,657 |
• Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
• Urban | 61.2% |
• Rural | 38.8% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 1 cities/towns, 489 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Nevelsky Municipal District[2] |
• Municipal divisions[2] | 1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
OKTMO ID | 58620000 |
Website | http://nevel.reg60.ru/ |
Nevelsky District (Russian: Не́вельский 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 Novosokolnichesky District in the north, Velikoluksky District in the east, Usvyatsky District in the southeast, Haradok, Polotsk, and Rasony Districts of Vitebsk Region of Belarus in the south (forming part of the Belarus–Russia border), Sebezhsky District in the west, and with Pustoshkinsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 2,689.9 square kilometers (1,038.6 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Nevel.[2] Population: 26,657 (2010 Census);[4] 31,419 (2002 Census);[6] 38,951 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Nevel accounts for 61.2% of the district's total population.[4]