Novorzhevsky District
Novorzhevsky District
Новоржевский район | |
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Park in Altun, Novorzhevsky District | |
Location of Novorzhevsky District in Pskov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 57°02′N 29°20′E / 57.033°N 29.333°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Established | 1 August 1927 |
| Administrative center | Novorzhev |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,683 km2 (650 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,334 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 39.6% |
| • Rural | 60.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 437 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Novorzhevsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 58623000 |
| Website | http://novorzhev.reg60.ru/ |
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Novorzhevsky District (Russian: Новорже́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Porkhovsky District in the north, Dedovichsky District in the northeast, Bezhanitsky District in the east, Opochetsky District in the south, Pushkinogorsky District in the west, and with Ostrovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,683 square kilometers (650 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Novorzhev. Population: 9,334 (2010 Census); 12,217 (2002 Census); 15,477 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Novorzhev accounts for 39.6% of the district's total population.