Bezhanitsky District

Bezhanitsky District (Russian: Бежа́ницкий райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and eastern parts of the oblast and borders with Dedovichsky District in the north, Poddorsky and Kholmsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast in the east, Loknyansky District in the south, Novosokolnichesky, Pustoshkinsky, and Opochetsky Districts in the southwest, and with Novorzhevsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,535 square kilometers (1,365 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Bezhanitsy. Population: 13,264(2010 Census); 17,547 (2002 Census); 22,784(1989 Census). The population of Bezhanitsy accounts for 32.7% of the district's total population.

Bezhanitsky District
Бежаницкий район
Bezhanitskaya Upland in Bezhanitsky District
Location of Bezhanitsky District in Pskov Oblast
Coordinates: 56°58′N 29°53′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPskov Oblast
Established1927
Administrative centerBezhanitsy
Area
  Total3,535 km2 (1,365 sq mi)
Population
  Total13,264
  Estimate 
(2018)
10,143 (−23.5%)
  Density3.8/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
  Urban
40.4%
  Rural
59.6%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities2 Urban-type settlements, 466 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBezhanitsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID58604000
Websitehttp://bezhanicy.reg60.ru/
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