Porkhovsky District

Porkhovsky District
Порховский район
Landscape in Porkhovsky District
Landscape in Porkhovsky District
Flag of Porkhovsky District
Coat of arms of Porkhovsky District
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Location of Porkhovsky District in Pskov Oblast
Coordinates: 57°46′N 29°34′E / 57.767°N 29.567°E / 57.767; 29.567
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPskov Oblast[1]
Established1927Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerPorkhov[2]
Area
 • Total
3,190 km2 (1,230 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
21,568
 • Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Urban
49.2%
 • Rural
50.8%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities[2]1 cities/towns, 560 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asPorkhovsky Municipal District[2]
 • Municipal divisions[2]1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
OKTMO ID58647000
Websitehttp://porhov.reg60.ru/

Porkhovsky District (Russian: По́рховский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and northeastern parts of the oblast and borders with Strugo-Krasnensky District in the north, Soletsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the northeast, Dnovsky District in the east, Dedovichsky District in the southeast, Novorzhevsky District in the south, Ostrovsky District in the southwest, and with Pskovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,190 square kilometers (1,230 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Porkhov.[2] Population: 21,568 (2010 Census);[4] 28,470 (2002 Census);[6] 35,015 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Porkhov accounts for 49.2% 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 О районе (in Russian). Портал муниципальных образований Псковской области. Retrieved June 13, 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.