Pechorsky District
| Pechorsky District Печорский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Pechorsky District in Pskov Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 57°49′N 27°36′E / 57.817°N 27.600°ECoordinates: 57°49′N 27°36′E / 57.817°N 27.600°E | |
 Izborsk, Pechorsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of April 2011) | |
| Administrative center | town of Pechory |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 386 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2011) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Pechorsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 6 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,251 km2 (483 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 22,123 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 50.6% |
| • Rural | 49.4% |
| Density | 17.68/km2 (45.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | January 16, 1945 |
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Pechorsky District (Russian: Печо́рский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with Pskovsky District in the northwest, Palkinsky District in the southeast, Alūksne municipality of Latvia in the southwest, and with Võru and Põlva Counties of Estonia in the northwest. Lake Peipus limits the district from the north. The area of the district is 1,251 square kilometers (483 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Pechory. Population: 22,123 (2010 Census); 25,300 (2002 Census);27,199 (1989 Census). The population of Pechory accounts for 50.6% of the district's total population.
Almost the whole of the district lies in the basin of Lake Peipus. The rivers in the east flow into the Velikaya River, whereas the rivers in the northwest, including the Piusa River, flow into Lake Peipus directly. Minor areas in the southwest of the district belong to the basin of the Pededze River and thus to the basin of the Daugava. A number of islands on Lake Peipus are also under the district's jurisdiction. In particular, the Kolpina Island, the largest island of Lake Peipus, with an area of 11.02 square kilometers (4.25 sq mi), is a part of Pechorsky District.
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