Pokrovsky District

Pokrovsky District
Покровский район
Location of Pokrovsky District in Oryol Oblast
Coordinates: 52°36′44″N 36°52′05″E / 52.61222°N 36.86806°E / 52.61222; 36.86806
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOryol Oblast
Established18 January 1935
Administrative centerPokrovskoye
Area
  Total
1,411 km2 (545 sq mi)
Population
  Total
14,782
  Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
  Urban
30.0%
  Rural
70.0%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Urban-type settlements, 13 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 164 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asPokrovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID54650000
Websitehttp://admpokrov.ru/

Pokrovsky District (Russian: Покро́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeastern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,411 square kilometers (545 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Pokrovskoye. Population: 14,782 (2010 Census); 18,027(2002 Census); 20,056(1989 Soviet census). The population of Pokrovskoye accounts for 30.0% of the district's total population.