Narovchatsky District
District in Penza Oblast, Russia
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Narovchatsky District (Russian: Наровча́тский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 956.9 square kilometers (369.5 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Narovchat.[1] Population: 12,069 (2010 Census);[3] 13,839 (2002 census);[6] 15,718 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Narovchat accounts for 34.8% of the district's total population.[3]
Narovchatsky District
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Trinity Monastery, NArovchatsky District | |
![]() Location of Narovchatsky District in Penza Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°52′52″N 43°41′48″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Narovchat[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 956.9 km2 (369.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,069 |
| • Density | 12.61/km2 (32.67/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 13 selsoviet |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 46 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Narovchatsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| OKTMO ID | 56647000 |
| Website | http://rnarov.pnzreg.ru/ |
