Krasnogorodsky District

Krasnogorodsky District (Russian: Красногоро́дский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Ostrovsky District in the north, Pushkinogorsky District in the northeast, Opochetsky District in the southeast, Sebezhsky District in the south, Cibla and Kārsava municipalities of Latvia in the southwest, and with Pytalovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,320.42 square kilometers (509.82 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Krasnogorodsk. Population: 7,328(2010 Census); 9,800 (2002 Census); 11,886(1989 Census). The population of Krasnogorodsk accounts for 52.8% of the district's total population.

Krasnogorodsky District
Красногородский район
View of Krasnogorodsk
Location of Krasnogorodsky District in Pskov Oblast
Coordinates: 56°49′44″N 28°16′51″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPskov Oblast
Established1927
Administrative centerKrasnogorodsk
Area
  Total1,320.42 km2 (509.82 sq mi)
Population
  Total7,328
  Estimate 
(2018)
6,841 (−6.6%)
  Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
  Urban
52.8%
  Rural
47.2%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 Urban-type settlements, 220 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKrasnogorodsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID58614000
Websitehttp://krasnogorodsk.reg60.ru/
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