Velikoluksky District
Velikoluksky District
Великолукский район (Russian) | |
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The Baltic Highway in Velikoluksky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Velikoluksky District in Pskov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 56°20′N 30°32′E / 56.333°N 30.533°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Established | 9 September 1927 |
| Administrative center | Velikiye Luki |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,960 km2 (1,140 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 22,121 |
| • Density | 7.47/km2 (19.4/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities | 452 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Velikoluksky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 58606000 |
| Website | http://vlukirajon.reg60.ru/ |
Velikoluksky District (Russian: Великолу́кский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Loknyansky District in the north, Toropetsky District of Tver Oblast in the northeast, Kunyinsky District in the east, Usvyatsky District in the south, Nevelsky District in the southwest, and with Novosokolnichesky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,960 square kilometers (1,140 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Velikiye Luki (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 22,121 (2010 census); 24,035 (2002 Census); 31,911 (1989 Soviet census).