Plyussky District
| Plyussky District Плюсский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Plyussky District in Pskov Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 58°26′N 29°22′E / 58.433°N 29.367°ECoordinates: 58°26′N 29°22′E / 58.433°N 29.367°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of April 2011) | |
| Administrative center | work settlement of Plyussa |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 2 |
| Rural localities | 152 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2011) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Plyussky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 2 |
| Rural settlements | 3 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,767 km2 (1,068 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 9,187 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 49.5% |
| • Rural | 50.5% |
| Density | 3.32/km2 (8.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Established | August 1, 1927 |
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Plyussky District (Russian: Плю́сский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Slantsevsky District of Leningrad Oblast in the north, Luzhsky District of Leningrad Oblast in the northeast, Shimsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the east, Strugo-Krasnensky District in the south, and with Gdovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,767 square kilometers (1,068 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Plyussa. Population: 9,187 (2010 Census); 11,610 (2002 Census);13,988 (1989 Census). The population of Plyussa accounts for 37.6% of the district's total population.
The district is elongated from northwest to southeast. The main river is the Plyussa, a right tributary of the Narva. The whole district lies in the basin of the Plyussa. The principal tributaries of the Plyussa within the district are the Lyuta, the Kureya, the Omuga, the Yanya, the Verduga, and the Paguba. Most significant lakes include Lakes Pesno, Chyornoye, Zaplyusskoye, Uzhovo, and Apalevo.
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