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Parfinsky District

Parfinsky District
Парфинский район (Russian)
Location of Parfinsky District (Novgorod Oblast).svg
Location of Parfinsky District in Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 57°57′N 31°38′E / 57.950°N 31.633°E / 57.950; 31.633Coordinates: 57°57′N 31°38′E / 57.950°N 31.633°E / 57.950; 31.633
Lovat Parfino 1.jpg
The Lovat River near Parfino
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Novgorod Oblast
Administrative structure (as of April 2012)
Administrative center work settlement of Parfino
Administrative divisions:
Urban-type settlements 1
Settlements 2
Inhabited localities:
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 114
Municipal structure (as of March 2010)
Municipally incorporated as Parfinsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 2
Statistics
Area 1,591 km2 (614 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 14,395 inhabitants
• Urban 52.0%
• Rural 48.0%
Density 9.05/km2 (23.4/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Established December 13, 1968
Official website
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Parfinsky District (Russian: Парфинский район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Krestetsky District in the north, Demyansky District in the southeast, and with Starorussky District in the southwest. The area of the district is 1,591 square kilometers (614 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Parfino. Population: 14,395 (2010 Census); 16,485 (2002 Census);17,650 (1989 Census). The population of Parfino accounts for 52.0% of the total district's population.

The district is located southeast of Lake Ilmen and a stretch of the lake shore belongs to it. The main rivers in the district are the Pola and the Lovat (with the Redya being its main left tributary), the tributaries of Lake Ilmen, which form a joint delta with the Polist. Another tributary of Lake Ilmen which has its mouth in the district is the Mayata. The whole area of the district lies in the basin of Lake Ilmen.


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