Pokrovsky District
District in Oryol Oblast, Russia
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Pokrovsky District (Russian: Покро́вский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeastern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,411 square kilometers (545 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Pokrovskoye.[1] Population: 14,782 (2010 Census);[2] 18,027 (2002 census);[6] 20,056 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Pokrovskoye accounts for 30.0% of the district's total population.[2]
Pokrovsky District
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![]() Location of Pokrovsky District in Oryol Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 52°36′44″N 36°52′05″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Oryol Oblast[1] |
| Established | 18 January 1935 |
| Administrative center | Pokrovskoye[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,411 km2 (545 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,782 |
| • Density | 10.48/km2 (27.13/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30.0% |
| • Rural | 70.0% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban-type settlements, 13 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 urban-type settlements[3], 164 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Pokrovsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| OKTMO ID | 54650000 |
| Website | http://admpokrov.ru/ |
Notable residents
- Antonina Fedorovna Sofronova (1892–1966), artist and illustrator, born in Droskovo
