Peschanokopsky District
District in Rostov Oblast, Russia
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Peschanokopsky District (Russian: Песчаноко́пский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,885 square kilometers (728 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Peschanokopskoye.[1] Population: 31,619 (2010 Census);[3] 34,171 (2002 census);[6] 34,367 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Peschanokopskoye accounts for 33.5% of the district's total population.[3]
Peschanokopsky District
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![]() Location of Peschanokopsky District in Rostov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′46″N 41°04′39″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Rostov Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1935 |
| Administrative center | Peschanokopskoye[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,885 km2 (728 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 31,619 |
| • Density | 16.77/km2 (43.44/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 9 rural settlement |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 19 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Peschanokopsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| OKTMO ID | 60644000 |
| Website | http://peschanrn.donland.ru/ |
Notable residents
- Nina Pereverzeva (1929–2022), Soviet politician, born in Letnik
