Opochetsky District
Опочецкий район | |
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Coordinates: 56°43′N 28°39′E / 56.717°N 28.650°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Pskov Oblast[1] |
Established | 1 August 1927 |
Administrative center | Opochka[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,028.9 km2 (783.4 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,673 |
• Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
• Urban | 62.1% |
• Rural | 37.9% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 1 cities/towns, 519 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Opochetsky Municipal District[2] |
• Municipal divisions[2] | 1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
OKTMO ID | 58629000 |
Website | http://opochka.reg60.ru/ |
Opochetsky District (Russian: Опо́чецкий райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Pushkinogorsky District in the north, Novorzhevsky District in the northeast, Bezhanitsky District in the east, Pustoshkinsky District in the southeast, Sebezhsky District in the south, and with Krasnogorodsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,028.9 square kilometers (783.4 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Opochka.[2] Population: 18,673 (2010 Census);[4] 23,973 (2002 Census);[6] 28,877 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Opochka accounts for 62.1% of the district's total population.[4]