Pochinkovsky District, Smolensk Oblast

Pochinkovsky District
Починковский район
Memorial to Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Pochinok, Pochinkovsky District
Location of Pochinkovsky District in Smolensk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°24′N 32°27′E / 54.400°N 32.450°E / 54.400; 32.450
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSmolensk Oblast
Established1 October 1929
Administrative centerPochinok
Area
  Total
2,380.75 km2 (919.21 sq mi)
Population
  Total
30,959
  Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
  Urban
28.3%
  Rural
71.7%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban settlements, 16 Rural settlements
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 228 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asPochinkovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID66633000
Websitehttp://pochinok.admin-smolensk.ru/

Pochinkovsky District (Russian: Починковский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the oblast and borders with Kardymovsky District in the north, Glinkovsky District in the northeast, Yelninsky District in the east, Roslavlsky District in the southeast, Shumyachsky District in the south, Khislavichsky District in the southwest, Monastyrshchinsky District in the west, and with Smolensky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 2,380.75 square kilometers (919.21 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Pochinok. Population: 30,959 (2010 Census); 37,537(2002 Census); 44,162(1989 Soviet census). The population of Pochinok accounts for 28.3% of the district's total population.