Palkinsky District

Palkinsky District
Палкинский район
Landscape in Palkinsky District
Location of Palkinsky District in Pskov Oblast
Coordinates: 57°32′N 28°01′E / 57.533°N 28.017°E / 57.533; 28.017
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPskov Oblast
Established1927
Administrative centerPalkino
Area
  Total
1,191.2 km2 (459.9 sq mi)
Population
  Total
8,826
  Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
  Urban
33.1%
  Rural
66.9%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 375 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asPalkinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID58637000
Websitehttp://palkino.reg60.ru

Palkinsky District (Russian: Па́лкинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Pskovsky District in the northwest, Ostrovsky District in the southeast, Pytalovsky District in the south, Viļaka and Alūksne Municipalities of Latvia in the southwest, and with Pechorsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,191.2 square kilometers (459.9 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Palkino. Population: 8,826(2010 Census); 10,520 (2002 Census); 12,392(1989 Soviet census). The population of Palkino accounts for 33.1% of the district's total population.