Pokhvistnevsky District

Pokhvistnevsky District
Похвистневский район (Russian)
Kopek Mountain, Pokhvistnevsky District
Location of Pokhvistnevsky District in Samara Oblast
Coordinates: 53°39′N 52°08′E / 53.650°N 52.133°E / 53.650; 52.133
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSamara Oblast
Established6 December 1929
Administrative centerPokhvistnevo
Area
 • Total
2,130 km2 (820 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
29,027
 • Density13.6/km2 (35.3/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities79 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asPokhvistnevsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 )
OKTMO ID36634000
Websitehttp://www.pohr.ru/

Pokhvistnevsky District (Russian: По́хвистневский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,130 square kilometers (820 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Pokhvistnevo (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 29,027 (2010 Census); 30,180 (2002 census); 32,437 (1989 Soviet census).