Opochetsky District

Opochetsky District
Опочецкий район
A bus stop in the village of Purshevo in Opochetsky District
A bus stop in the village of Purshevo in Opochetsky District
Flag of Opochetsky District
Coat of arms of Opochetsky District
Map
Location of Opochetsky District in Pskov Oblast
Coordinates: 56°43′N 28°39′E / 56.717°N 28.650°E / 56.717; 28.650
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPskov Oblast[1]
Established1 August 1927Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerOpochka[2]
Area
 • Total
2,028.9 km2 (783.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
18,673
 • Density9.2/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 asOpochetsky Municipal District[2]
 • Municipal divisions[2]1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID58629000
Websitehttp://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]

  1. ^ a b Law #833-oz
  2. ^ a b c d e f Law #420-oz
  3. ^ a b О районе (in Russian). Портал муниципальных образований Псковской области. Retrieved August 10, 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.