Narovchatsky District

Narovchatsky District
Наровчатский район
Trinity Monastery, NArovchatsky District
Location of Narovchatsky District in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 53°52′52″N 43°41′48″E / 53.88111°N 43.69667°E / 53.88111; 43.69667
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPenza Oblast
Established16 July 1928
Administrative centerNarovchat
Area
  Total
956.9 km2 (369.5 sq mi)
Population
  Total
12,069
  Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions13 selsoviet
  Inhabited localities46 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asNarovchatsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID56647000
Websitehttp://rnarov.pnzreg.ru/

Narovchatsky District (Russian: Наровча́тский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 956.9 square kilometers (369.5 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Narovchat. Population: 12,069 (2010 Census); 13,839(2002 Census); 15,718(1989 Soviet census). The population of Narovchat accounts for 34.8% of the district's total population.