Porkhovsky District
| Porkhovsky District Порховский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Porkhovsky District in Pskov Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 57°46′N 29°34′E / 57.767°N 29.567°ECoordinates: 57°46′N 29°34′E / 57.767°N 29.567°E | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of April 2011) | |
| Administrative center | town of Porkhov |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 560 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2011) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Porkhovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 8 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,190 km2 (1,230 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 21,568 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 49.2% |
| • Rural | 50.8% |
| Density | 6.76/km2 (17.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Porkhovsky District (Russian: По́рховский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and northeastern parts of the oblast and borders with Strugo-Krasnensky District in the north, Soletsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the northeast, Dnovsky District in the east, Dedovichsky District in the southeast, Novorzhevsky District in the south, Ostrovsky District in the southwest, and with Pskovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,190 square kilometers (1,230 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Porkhov. Population: 21,568 (2010 Census); 28,470 (2002 Census);35,015 (1989 Census). The population of Porkhov accounts for 49.2% of the district's total population.
The district is located on the divide between the basins of the Narva and Neva Rivers. The southern part of the district belongs to the basin of the Velikaya River; itself in the basin of the Narva. The Cheryokha River, one of the principal tributaries of the Velikaya, flows through the district. The rivers in the north of the district drain into the Shelon, a tributary of Lake Ilmen in the Neva River basin. The Shelon also crosses the district, and, in particular, the town of Porkhov is located on the Shelon.
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