Novosokolnichesky District
Novosokolnichesky District
Новосокольнический район | |
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Forests and Fields, Novosokolnichesky District | |
Location of Novosokolnichesky District in Pskov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 56°20′N 30°09′E / 56.333°N 30.150°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Established | 1927 |
| Administrative center | Novosokolniki |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,616.0 km2 (623.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,776 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 54.9% |
| • Rural | 45.1% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 275 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Novosokolnichesky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 58626000 |
| Website | http://novosokolniki.reg60.ru |
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Novosokolnichesky District (Russian: Новосо́кольнический райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Loknyansky District in the north, Velikoluksky District in the east, Nevelsky District in the south, Pustoshkinsky District in the west, and with Bezhanitsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,616.0 square kilometers (623.9 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Novosokolniki. Population: 14,776 (2010 Census); 19,389 (2002 Census); 21,319 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Novosokolniki accounts for 54.9% of the district's total population.