Loknyansky District

Loknyansky District
Локнянский район
Polistovsky Nature Reserve, Loknyansky District
Location of Loknyansky District in Pskov Oblast
Coordinates: 56°50′N 30°09′E / 56.833°N 30.150°E / 56.833; 30.150
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPskov Oblast
Established1927
Administrative centerLoknya
Area
  Total
2,412 km2 (931 sq mi)
Population
  Total
9,535
  Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
  Urban
40.6%
  Rural
59.4%
Administrative structure
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 276 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asLoknyansky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID58618000
Websitehttp://loknja.reg60.ru/

Loknyansky District (Russian: Локнянский 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 Kholmsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the northeast, Toropetsky District of Tver Oblast in the southeast, Velikoluksky District in the south, Novosokolnichesky District in the southwest, and with Bezhanitsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 2,412 square kilometers (931 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Loknya. Population: 9,535(2010 Census); 13,268 (2002 Census); 16,782(1989 Soviet census). The population of Loknya accounts for 40.6% of the district's total population.