Strugo-Krasnensky District
| Strugo-Krasnensky District Струго-Красненский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Strugo-Krasnensky District in Pskov Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 58°16′N 29°06′E / 58.267°N 29.100°ECoordinates: 58°16′N 29°06′E / 58.267°N 29.100°E | |
 Tvorozhkovsky Holy Trinity Monastery, Strugo-Kransnensky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of December 2014) | |
| Administrative center | work settlement of Strugi Krasnye |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 174 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2014) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Strugo-Krasnensky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 5 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,090.1 km2 (1,193.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 13,466 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 62.7% |
| • Rural | 37.3% |
| Density | 4.36/km2 (11.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Strugo-Krasnensky District (Russian: Струго-Красненский район) 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 Plyussky District in the north, Shimsky and Soletsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast in the east, Porkhovsky District in the south, Pskovsky District in the west, and with Gdovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,090.1 square kilometers (1,193.1 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Strugi Krasnye. Population: 13,466 (2010 Census); 16,579 (2002 Census);16,293 (1989 Census). The population of Strugi Krasnye accounts for 62.7% of the district's total population.
The district is located on the divide between the basins of the Narva and Neva Rivers. The southeastern part of the district lies in the basin of the Sitnya River, a left tributary of the Shelon in the basin of the Neva. The rivers in the north of the district drain into the Plyussa River, a major left tributary of the Narva. The northwest of the district belongs to the basin of the Zhelcha, a tributary of Lake Peipus. The Zhelcha itself has its source in Strugo-Krasnensky District. Finally, the southwestern part of the district belongs to the basin of the Pskova, a right tributary of the Velikaya River, also in the basin of Lake Peipus. The Pskova originates from within the district.
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