Kochkovsky District
District in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
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Kochkovsky District (Russian: Кочковский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the thirty in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,518 square kilometers (972 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kochki.[1] Population: 14,863 (2010 Census);[4] 16,301 (2002 census);[7] 16,745 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Kochki accounts for 27.3% of the district's total population.[4]
Kochkovsky District
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 Location of Kochkovsky District in Novosibirsk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 54°20′N 80°29′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Novosibirsk Oblast[1] |
| Established | 12 September 1924 [2] |
| Administrative center | Kochki[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,518 km2 (972 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,863 |
| • Density | 5.903/km2 (15.29/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 19 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kochkovsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 50625000 |
| Website | http://www.kochki.nso.ru/ |
Notable residents
- Piotr Nazarov (1921–1988), painter and art teacher,