Ostrovsky District, Pskov Oblast
| Ostrovsky District Островский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Ostrovsky District in Pskov Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 57°20′N 28°21′E / 57.333°N 28.350°ECoordinates: 57°20′N 28°21′E / 57.333°N 28.350°E | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of April 2011) | |
| Administrative center | town of Ostrov |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 460 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2011) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Ostrovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 6 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,400 km2 (930 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 31,096 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 69.7% |
| • Rural | 30.3% |
| Density | 12.96/km2 (33.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Ostrovsky District (Russian: О́стровский 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 north, Porkhovsky District in the northeast, Novorzhevsky District in the southeast, Pushkinogorsky and Krasnogorodsky Districts in the south, Pytalovsky District in the west, and with Palkinsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 2,400 square kilometers (930 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Ostrov. Population: 31,096 (2010 Census); 36,685 (2002 Census);14,199 (1989 Census). The population of Ostrov accounts for 69.7% of the district's total population.
The entire district lies in the basin of the Velikaya River, a major tributary of Lake Peipus. The Velikaya crosses the district from southeast to northwest; the town of Ostrov is located on its banks. The major tributaries of the Velikaya within the district are the Sinyaya, the Utroya, and the Kukhva (all left). The rivers in the east of the district drain into the Cheryokha, which has its source in the district, flows north, and beyond the district limits joins the Velikaya from the right.
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