Pytalovsky District

Pytalovsky District
Пыталовский район
Vyshgorodok, Pytalovsky District
Location of Pytalovsky District in Pskov Oblast
Coordinates: 57°04′N 27°54′E / 57.067°N 27.900°E / 57.067; 27.900
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPskov Oblast
Established1945
Administrative centerPytalovo
Area
  Total
1,111 km2 (429 sq mi)
Population
  Total
12,083
  Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
  Urban
48.2%
  Rural
51.8%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 327 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asPytalovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID58653000
Websitehttp://pytalovo.reg60.ru/

Pytalovsky District (Russian: Пыта́ловский райо́н; Latvian: Pitalovas rajons) 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 Palkinsky District in the north, Ostrovsky District in the east, Krasnogorodsky District in the south, and with Kārsava, Baltinava, and Viļaka municipalities of Latvia in the west. The area of the district is 1,111 square kilometers (429 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Pytalovo. Population: 12,083(2010 Census); 14,853 (2002 Census); 16,167(1989 Soviet census). The population of Pytalovo accounts for 48.2% of the district's total population.