Dedovichsky District

Dedovichsky District (Russian: Де́довичский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast and borders with Dnovsky District in the north, Volotovsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the northeast, Poddorsky District, also of Novgorod Oblast, in the east, Bezhanitsky District in the south, Novorzhevsky District in the southwest, and with Porkhovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,188 square kilometers (845 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Dedovichi. Population: 14,692(2010 Census); 17,881 (2002 Census); 18,948(1989 Census). The population of Dedovichi accounts for 59.9% of the district's total population.

Dedovichsky District
Дедовичский район
Prince Hill Estate view, Dedovichsky District
Location of Dedovichsky District in Pskov Oblast
Coordinates: 57°33′N 29°57′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPskov Oblast
Established1927
Administrative centerDedovichi
Area
  Total2,188 km2 (845 sq mi)
Population
  Total14,692
  Estimate 
(2018)
11,986 (−18.4%)
  Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
  Urban
59.9%
  Rural
40.1%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 Urban-type settlements, 332 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asDedovichsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID58610000
Websitehttp://dedovichi.reg60.ru/
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