Batetsky District

Batetsky District
Батецкий район (Russian)
Scene in Batetsky District
Location of Batetsky District in Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 58°38′N 30°18′E / 58.633°N 30.300°E / 58.633; 30.300
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNovgorod Oblast
EstablishedOctober 1, 1927 (first),
December 30, 1966 (second)
Administrative centerBatetsky
Area
 • Total
1,600 km2 (620 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
6,335
 • Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions3 settlement
 • Inhabited localities145 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asBatetsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID49603000
Websitehttp://batetsky.ru/

Batetsky District (Russian: Батецкий район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with Luzhsky District of Leningrad Oblast in the northwest, Novgorodsky District in the east, and with Shimsky District in the south. The area of the district is 1,600 square kilometers (620 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Batetsky. District's population: 6,335 (2010 census); 6,996 (2002 Census); 7,622 (1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 35.6% of the district's total population.