Palkinsky District
| Palkinsky District Палкинский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Palkinsky District in Pskov Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 57°32′N 28°01′E / 57.533°N 28.017°ECoordinates: 57°32′N 28°01′E / 57.533°N 28.017°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of December 2014) | |
| Administrative center | work settlement of Palkino |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 375 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Palkinsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 6 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,191.2 km2 (459.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 8,826 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 33.1% |
| • Rural | 66.9% |
| Density | 7.41/km2 (19.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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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 Census). The population of Palkino accounts for 33.1% of the district's total population.
The district lies in the basin of the Velikaya River. The Velikaya itself crosses the district from south to north. The principal tributary of the Velikaya in the limits of the district is the Vyada, which forms the border with Ostrovsky District. The largest lake, Lake Belaya Struga, has an area of 5.5 square kilometers (2.1 sq mi). About 5% of the district's territory is occupied by swamps. The eastern part of the district is flat; the western part is hilly.
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